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She laid six, twice as many as last year. Is that normal?

Also, one of the has not gotten hard like the rest, and is a bit yellow. I am assuming it is not viable, what should I do with it, all of the eggs are stuck together?

The eggs are in a plastic shoe box filled 3/4 full of long fiber Sphagnum moss that was soaked, then wrung out to damp. Do I need to add water from time to time?

When should I expect to see hatching? They were laid on 05-28-05.

Has anyone heard of them eating the eggs? She laid them while I was on vacation, my wife saw the six, and when I got home, there were only five.

Lastly, I am keeping them in an area of the house that varies from 78-82 degrees. Is that going to be too much of a variance? Is 82 too hot?

Please let me know, I do not want a repeat of last year, all three died about 3/4 of the way thru their development.

thanks for your help!

Matt

She laid six, twice as many as last year. Is that normal?

The number of eggs a snake will lay depends on it's size. It's normal.

I am assuming it is not viable, what should I do with it, all of the eggs are stuck together?

There isn't much you can do. If you could get the yellow one(most likely infertile)off without damaging the eggs, it would be good, but this most likely won't be the case. Just leave it, and hope it doesn't damage the other eggs(which most likely won't happen).

Do I need to add water from time to time?

I usually just keep a waterbowl in the incubator, and it will keep the inside nice and warm, and humid.

When should I expect to see hatching? They were laid on 05-28-05.

Probably around August.

Has anyone heard of them eating the eggs?

They sometimes will eat their own eggs, but a snake eating only one, seems a bit odd to me...

Is that going to be too much of a variance? Is 82 too hot?

78-84 degrees = perfect temperatures

Good luck with the eggs.

Mike
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