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12 EGG Clutch ..... the verdict is in....Whooo hoooooo

snakebstr Apr 08, 2005 10:01 PM

Well the clutch I have been so worried about hs finally started to hatch. This is the cluch that I personally temped the eggs with a RAYTEK temp gun. Here is what I found 92.5 - 95.7 degrees whenI temped each egg. I was scared that they would be deformed, So far they are showing no signs of any defects. And the GREAT thing is out of 12 eggs I got 8 pastels and 4 normals, They are not totally out of the eggs yet. The other thing is at 49 days I cut the first eggs and it was a pastel, then the night of the 50th day one pipped on its own and it was a normal, so I cut another one and it was a pastel, then I checked back in around 2 hours later and the 4th egg had cut on its own. It was a normal...Darn 2 pastels and 2 normals so far, So guess what I decided to cut another eggs and it too was a Normal so I just had to cut another one to see if I could hit another pastel and YES I got another pastel so the made 3 pastels and 3 normals, This was way kool with 6 eggs left. I waited a few more hours and called a friend and he told me I should cut the rest to make sure I wouldn't get any dead in the egg. So I did just that and to my suprise I got 5 more pastel and 1 normal... BALL PYTHON GODS...Thank YOU.....that made 8 pastels and 4 normals..Hope you like this little story. Thanks David

Picture of the 12 eggs with a few man made cuts. I will post pictures of the full blown babies once they are all out.

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1.0 Pied(04)(RDR)
1.0 Albino(04)(RDR)
0.1 Spider(04)(RDR)
3.2 Pastels(03's)(04's)(ASF,Graziani,Bell lines)
0.1 Yellow belly(unproven)(04)
1.3 Yellow belly(unproven)(02,03,04's)
2.0 100% HET CLOWN(04's)(MHMR)
3.3 100% het albinos(03's)(high contrast bell line)
0.1 poss Het Albino(03's)
2.0 100% het pieds(03's)(Vin Russo,CRE)
0.2 100% het pieds(03's)(04's)(RDR,TWL)
1.2 Poss het pieds(03's)(PETE KAHL)
2.1 Poss het pieds(00's)(01's) hoping to get PIEDS this year(Vin Russo, Pete Kahl)
25 Normal adult females
60 04 females
15 normal mixed 03's
20 Assorted weird ball pythons 04's

Replies (16)

TomBarnhart Apr 08, 2005 10:06 PM

Congrats! I'd love to get those kind of numbers.

Tom

TomChambers Apr 08, 2005 10:29 PM

congrats dave,

very nice ratio, and I'm glad the heat didn't harm them.

TomChambers

snakebstr Apr 08, 2005 11:28 PM

I cut the first egg at 49 days to check and see if any would have defects. I figured they were gonna hatch early because when I candled the eggs they all showed patterned snakes from about 40-45 days and on. I will keep you all posted on the rest of my clutches, Oh yea I had a clutch laid today also, It was only 4 eggs but 2 of the eggs are almost 4 inches long....damn that is a big egg. Good luck to everyone this season. thanks David
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1.0 Pied(04)(RDR)
1.0 Albino(04)(RDR)
0.1 Spider(04)(RDR)
3.2 Pastels(03's)(04's)(ASF,Graziani,Bell lines)
0.1 Yellow belly(unproven)(04)
1.3 Yellow belly(unproven)(02,03,04's)
2.0 100% HET CLOWN(04's)(MHMR)
3.3 100% het albinos(03's)(high contrast bell line)
0.1 poss Het Albino(03's)
2.0 100% het pieds(03's)(Vin Russo,CRE)
0.2 100% het pieds(03's)(04's)(RDR,TWL)
1.2 Poss het pieds(03's)(PETE KAHL)
2.1 Poss het pieds(00's)(01's) hoping to get PIEDS this year(Vin Russo, Pete Kahl)
25 Normal adult females
60 04 females
15 normal mixed 03's
20 Assorted weird ball pythons 04's

idealreptiles Apr 08, 2005 10:49 PM

You must be stoked.......
Crossing my fingers for great odds as well.

snakebstr Apr 08, 2005 11:30 PM

GOOD LUCK..thanks David
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1.0 Pied(04)(RDR)
1.0 Albino(04)(RDR)
0.1 Spider(04)(RDR)
3.2 Pastels(03's)(04's)(ASF,Graziani,Bell lines)
0.1 Yellow belly(unproven)(04)
1.3 Yellow belly(unproven)(02,03,04's)
2.0 100% HET CLOWN(04's)(MHMR)
3.3 100% het albinos(03's)(high contrast bell line)
0.1 poss Het Albino(03's)
2.0 100% het pieds(03's)(Vin Russo,CRE)
0.2 100% het pieds(03's)(04's)(RDR,TWL)
1.2 Poss het pieds(03's)(PETE KAHL)
2.1 Poss het pieds(00's)(01's) hoping to get PIEDS this year(Vin Russo, Pete Kahl)
25 Normal adult females
60 04 females
15 normal mixed 03's
20 Assorted weird ball pythons 04's

ASFReptiles Apr 09, 2005 02:01 AM

Great numbers buddy! I told you not to think about those horror stories with 2 of 12 and 3 of 12. But I thought you were going to wait a little longer. How wrong were you on the predictions?

GOD Bless
Andre
ASFReptiles

snakebstr Apr 09, 2005 10:04 PM

Thanks Andre, I missed on a few, But then again all my babies in this clutch are awesome, even the normals. So far just 2 Normals that originally cut on their own are out of the eggs, Everything I cut has still NOT exited the eggs yet, However I can see little noses and tops of heads poking out. I will post pictures of the babies when they all come out...Thanks DAVID

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1.0 Pied(04)(RDR)
1.0 Albino(04)(RDR)
0.1 Spider(04)(RDR)
3.2 Pastels(03's)(04's)(ASF,Graziani,Bell lines)
0.1 Yellow belly(unproven)(04)
1.3 Yellow belly(unproven)(02,03,04's)
2.0 100% HET CLOWN(04's)(MHMR)
3.3 100% het albinos(03's)(high contrast bell line)
0.1 poss Het Albino(03's)
2.0 100% het pieds(03's)(Vin Russo,CRE)
0.2 100% het pieds(03's)(04's)(RDR,TWL)
1.2 Poss het pieds(03's)(PETE KAHL)
2.1 Poss het pieds(00's)(01's) hoping to get PIEDS this year(Vin Russo, Pete Kahl)
25 Normal adult females
60 04 females
15 normal mixed 03's
20 Assorted weird ball pythons 04's

asfreptiles Apr 10, 2005 01:43 AM

.4 normals. If only temporarily before you start selling them away. Congratulations again! How excited is Donna?
Keep up the good work.

GOD Bless
Andre
ASFReptiles

snakebstr Apr 10, 2005 11:15 AM

Thanks again Andre, Donna is not real excited, well at least she don't show it that much. I however was jumping up and down like a 2 year old that just got his first candy bar......LOL. As far as the NORMAL babies from this breeding(12 egg clutch) ALL of the females will be held back for future breedings since the mother is a high clutch'er in my opinion. I will also hold back a few female pastels for future breedings. I think my second clutch is gonna be a good one also. I will post pictures as soon as they come out.... so far I have 1 female pastel out and 2.1 normals. I am sure the others will be out in a day or so. Thanks david

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1.0 Pied(04)(RDR)
1.0 Albino(04)(RDR)
0.1 Spider(04)(RDR)
3.2 Pastels(03's)(04's)(ASF,Graziani,Bell lines)
0.1 Yellow belly(unproven)(04)
1.3 Yellow belly(unproven)(02,03,04's)
2.0 100% HET CLOWN(04's)(MHMR)
3.3 100% het albinos(03's)(high contrast bell line)
0.1 poss Het Albino(03's)
2.0 100% het pieds(03's)(Vin Russo,CRE)
0.2 100% het pieds(03's)(04's)(RDR,TWL)
1.2 Poss het pieds(03's)(PETE KAHL)
2.1 Poss het pieds(00's)(01's) hoping to get PIEDS this year(Vin Russo, Pete Kahl)
25 Normal adult females
60 04 females
15 normal mixed 03's
20 Assorted weird ball pythons 04's

jmartin104 Apr 09, 2005 06:39 AM

8 pastels is entirely too many. Just to even things out, I'll send you 2 normals for 2 of your pastels. Yes, that would even things out quite nicely. LOL

Congrats! It's nice to see the odds shift every now and then. Now, If I could just get them on my side.
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Jay A. Martin

DragonDavy Apr 09, 2005 06:52 AM

That is awesome Dave.
You must be one happy guy.
I'm going to start to breed my snakes this year. I hope if they get to there right size.

DragonDavy

Philly_nr Apr 09, 2005 07:48 AM

nt

bande-exotics Apr 09, 2005 11:41 AM

How many more pastel clutches are you expecting this season. Hope your luck is as good with the others.

toshamc Apr 09, 2005 01:04 PM

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Tosha

8.13.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)
7.9.5 Fish (1,2,3,4...)
0.0.1 Frog rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.2 Lizards rescued from pool skimmer

jcmonitor Apr 11, 2005 08:58 AM

Congrats man!!!
That is awesome, and now I have hope. No spikes in the incubator since. But this year I already started to build a freezer incubator with helix thermostat no more spikes!!! But thanks to your situation I feel much better about mine, and what great odds. I can only hope I at least have 3 pastels out of my six :P

Thanks,
JC

coldthumb Apr 11, 2005 02:25 PM

Jay,i know how you feel.I'm using my custom-built crappy-bator this year,and searching for a clean old fridge for next year too.Good luck!

David! You hit the jackpot so far man,i would probably need to pick myself up off the floor if i were ever that lucky...Congradulations
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Charles Glaspie

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