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Hey bro: Richard here what A weird week it has been I cme home and my male some how pushed my female off her eggs and he was coiled on them so I pulled him off and hopefully I set the eggs right back how they were(I am pretty sure that I did) I put screen on the opening and I took both males out.I checked the eggs tonite and they looked O.K.WHEW!!!!!!. Is that weird or what? As long as the eggs are still white they should be good right?At what point will the eggs go bad If I did not put them back the right way?

WOW! That's pretty weird. Are you sure you have two males? Most males will viciously combat when in the same cage.......usually to the death of one or both. This happens especially during the breeding season. I would check the sexes again.

As for your eggs, if they are still white, keep your fingers crossed. I had 24 white eggs in my last clutch, but only 9 hatched. Chondros are delicate animals and the eggs can be worse. Just keep the temps constant, and SEPARATE your animals. I didn't know you had other animals in the same cage as your female. I would get them in individual cages immediately.

Good luck.
Brandon Osborne

p.s. I just wanted to share this pic.

I moved the males out and now I think that my other female is gravid (I HOPE) But as far as the oter snake is ciocerned she and the eggs are doin fine looking good P.S. nice pic
Richard