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i have eggs!!

tdeppen Mar 16, 2004 10:41 PM

my large female ball python just laid 9 big white eggs. i am not sure what to put them on in the incubator. i have herd that spaguim moss works good but right now i have them on a shreeded coconut shaveings stuff that seems to work ok for now. was wondering if there was any thing better to use. also what should the humidity be in the incubator?
thanks,thadd

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JaredHorenstein Mar 16, 2004 11:31 PM

Commonly used mediums for incubation are Sphagnum moss, Vermiculite(crushed mica) & Perlite. What type of incubator are you using? WHat are the eggs in? Use a substrate that will help hold humidity, the coconut shavnigs will probably dry the eggs out.

Jared H.

lilroach56 Mar 17, 2004 03:46 PM

cool about your female laying eggs. Post some pics.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 normal ball python (felix)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

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