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Hi,

I found an adult sharp-tailed snake when I was out night driving/herping and I brought it home to photograph. Over night, it laid 3 eggs (2 look good, 1 soft and small). I hatch leopard gecko eggs and bearded dragons all the time. Any tips on how to hatch these eggs (temp, etc.) would really help. I will post pictures soon.

thanks for reading, ericR

I would say treat as you would the leopard gecko eggs. and you'll be fine, just kep the temperature a little lower around 80 degrees.

First the albino garter snake, now sharp tailed snake eggs.

Incubate them the same way as leopard gecko eggs, with the temperature around 78-82 degrees.

Mike
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Hi,

Thanks for the advice Mike and Rick. How long is the incubation? The eggs are in the incubator.

I found a couple DOR sharp-tails that also seemed to be gravid. Can the eggs be dissected out and incubated? I plan on going up to the mountains a couple times this week.

This has been a good summer for me herping. I posted a list of some of the animals I have found this summer on the field notes forum if you are interested.

thanks again, ericR

Yeah I saw the list, quite interesting, lots of DOR sharp tails. Dissecting the eggs out would not be a good idea, it would be a smelly operation for one, and for two, the eggs die in the snake after a few hours of the body not functioning.

I'm not sure how long the incubation is, but I have a friend that has been studying them for some time, I'll ask him.

Good luck with that albino garter, I hope you saved that normal you found in the same area, could be a het-albino sibling.

Mike
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I've hatched a lot of alligator lizard eggs. I used a 1:1 ratio of water to vermiculite. I put them in a little rubbermaid container and throw them in my drawer. I crack the lid weekly for air exchange. I've had a 100% hatch rate with the alligator lizard eggs. I also breed leos and I think temps in the 80's would be a bit too high. I'd try to find a room in the house where the temp stays relatively warm / constant and incubate them there.

-Alice

I smell them, taste them, but I don't see them?

Just kidding and good luck but keep them eggs away from the egg eaters like the Kukuri snake below. If the eggs begin to cave or crinkle too much, then perhaps you need to change the conditions on which they are maintained. I think there should an entire forum dedicated to egg care. It would really help many readers who breed and many people who find a graved egg laying wild snake or its eggs.

Dan