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Well, day 60, and the first baby has left the egg, with no warning at all. LOL. Checked the incubator last night. Wake up, and there's a baby with several others pipping already. I must be doing something right. Every single clutch of colubrid eggs i've ever had start hatching on day 60 exactly. Anyhow, This first baby shows alot of promise. Straight out of the egg, he has a bright yellow face and neck, much like dad. I'm extremely excited to see how these turn out.

dad

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DarkWave Exotics

Currently keeping:
1.1 southern scrub pythons
1.0 reticulated python
1.0 albino burmese python
1.1 macklots python
1.1 jungle carpet pythons
1.0 irian jaya carpet python
1.1 ball pythons
1.1 pastel BCI
1.1 argentine boas
1.0 sonoran boa
2.2 albino and het albino chinese beauty snakes
1.0 cave beauty
1.2 taiwan beauties
1.1 cornsnakes(anery and snow)
0.1 nile monitor
0.0.2 savannah monitor
2.5 leopard geckos

Congratulations! Hope you end up with a great batch of Taiwans.
That male is a looker!
Lora

So far, 2 out of the egg. 4 more breathing air..

Look at that yellow little face. I can't wait to see these guys after a few sheds. Definatly am going to keep one to see how they turn out. Second baby out is HUGE! Whats the average size of taiwan hatchlings??

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DarkWave Exotics

Currently keeping:
1.1 southern scrub pythons
1.0 reticulated python
1.0 albino burmese python
1.1 macklots python
1.1 jungle carpet pythons
1.0 irian jaya carpet python
1.1 ball pythons
1.1 pastel BCI
1.1 argentine boas
1.0 sonoran boa
2.2 albino and het albino chinese beauty snakes
1.0 cave beauty
1.2 taiwan beauties
1.1 cornsnakes(anery and snow)
0.1 nile monitor
0.0.2 savannah monitor
2.5 leopard geckos

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DarkWave Exotics

Currently keeping:
1.1 southern scrub pythons
1.0 reticulated python
1.0 albino burmese python
1.1 macklots python
1.1 jungle carpet pythons
1.0 irian jaya carpet python
1.1 ball pythons
1.1 pastel BCI
1.1 argentine boas
1.0 sonoran boa
2.2 albino and het albino chinese beauty snakes
1.0 cave beauty
1.2 taiwan beauties
1.1 cornsnakes(anery and snow)
0.1 nile monitor
0.0.2 savannah monitor
2.5 leopard geckos

Great pics... that last one is really, really cool.
I also really like the photos on your site, your photography is quite inspiriing.
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Starkey
Mystic Eye

Thank you
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DarkWave Exotics

Currently keeping:
1.1 southern scrub pythons
1.0 reticulated python
1.0 albino burmese python
1.1 macklots python
1.1 jungle carpet pythons
1.0 irian jaya carpet python
1.1 ball pythons
1.1 pastel BCI
1.1 argentine boas
1.0 sonoran boa
2.2 albino and het albino chinese beauty snakes
1.0 cave beauty
1.2 taiwan beauties
1.1 cornsnakes(anery and snow)
0.1 nile monitor
0.0.2 savannah monitor
2.5 leopard geckos

Terribly cute. Congrats on the hatching!
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~Katt

In answer to your question, Schulz ('96) said the hatchlings varied bt. 30 and 45 cm, but the smaller ones were probably for the smallest ssps, like t. taeniura. The largest ones probably included t. friesi, and that's near 18 inches. I'd say an ave. would probably be bt. 16 and 18 inches, big babies.

My question is, "What is the white, powdery stuff bt. the scales on their faces?" Is it from the incubation medium (perlite?) Just curious about that, thanks.

Those are great pics, K. You've a good eye for photography. Keep it up

TC

oh ok.. So they're about average then. I've only ever seen chinese hatchlings..

As for the white stuff, I took those pics right after it had emerged from the egg.. Its prolly dried egg gunk combined with perlite dust..

And thanks.
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DarkWave Exotics

Currently keeping:
1.1 southern scrub pythons
1.0 reticulated python
1.0 albino burmese python
1.1 macklots python
1.1 jungle carpet pythons
1.0 irian jaya carpet python
1.1 ball pythons
1.1 pastel BCI
1.1 argentine boas
1.0 sonoran boa
2.2 albino and het albino chinese beauty snakes
1.0 cave beauty
1.2 taiwan beauties
1.1 cornsnakes(anery and snow)
0.1 nile monitor
0.0.2 savannah monitor
2.5 leopard geckos