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How long can snake eggs last without needing Incubation?

palex134 Dec 30, 2004 11:27 AM

If I was at work the day some of my eggs hatched, how long could they last before I put them in my incubator?

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1. ball python
.2 anery kenayan sand boas
1.1 Adult childrens/spotted python pair
1.2 adult leopard geckos
1. SHCT
.1 Tremper Albino
.1 Albino Patternless
1. hybrid milksnake
.1 bearded dragon
1.1 red ear sliders
.1 blue tounge skink
1.1 Tangarine Honduran milks

Coastal Herps

Replies (4)

chris_harper2 Dec 30, 2004 02:39 PM

I had a W. hognose snake in quarantine so I rarely checked on it. One day I was cleaning and dumped the contents of it's cage into the trash.

I was quite surprised to see 8 eggs roll out and land on top of all the trash. I retrieved them to find them quite dessicated. I gave them little chance.

Needless to say I hatched out all eight eggs. Wish I knew how long they were in there but I don't.
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Current snakes:

0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

althea Dec 31, 2004 12:49 AM

The eggs should be okay until you arrive home from work, if you are referring to your antaresia. However, if the mama decides to deposit them in her water bowl, the odds for survival change.

One easter weekend I had family obligations out of town, and knew that one of my corns was about ready to drop her eggs. So, I provided her with a wonderful damp, warm nesting box and crossed my fingers. I came home to discover 16 eggs, all stone cold lumps, behind the water bowl on the coldest part of the enclosure. *sigh.

When you think that your female is about ready to drop, supply her with a nesting box, as it will increase your chances for success should you not be home. Best of luck!

regards,
althea

oldherper Dec 31, 2004 09:15 AM

>>If I was at work the day some of my eggs hatched, how long could they last before I put them in my incubator?
>>
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>>1. ball python
>>.2 anery kenayan sand boas
>>1.1 Adult childrens/spotted python pair
>>1.2 adult leopard geckos
>> 1. SHCT
>> .1 Tremper Albino
>> .1 Albino Patternless
>>1. hybrid milksnake
>>.1 bearded dragon
>>1.1 red ear sliders
>>.1 blue tounge skink
>>1.1 Tangarine Honduran milks
>>
>>Coastal Herps
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Actually, eggs that have hatched don't need to be incubated.
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We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Palex134 Dec 31, 2004 12:52 PM

Ouch, aahahahh sorry about that, I meant would they last after they were layed.

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1. ball python
.2 anery kenayan sand boas
1.1 Adult childrens/spotted python pair
1.2 adult leopard geckos
1. SHCT
.1 Tremper Albino
.1 Albino Patternless
1. hybrid milksnake
.1 bearded dragon
1.1 red ear sliders
.1 blue tounge skink
1.1 Tangarine Honduran milks

Coastal Herps

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