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Guess who dropped:

Oxyrhopus Aug 27, 2005 11:38 AM

Before the hurricane skirted us, I added a few more hiding spots for her to lay. I placed in a large piece of wood and misted the entire half of her cage and then the power went out at 6 PM Thursday. She went under the wood and stayed there for the 24 hours we had no electricity and no lighting unfortunately - which made me sweat more than was necessary. Yesterday the power came back on at about 6 PM and I saw nothing so I left for herping and arrive home late to find her with these 14 eggs. She defended them well and when I opened her cage to take a photo of her with the eggs, she charge towards me, so I had to hook her and move her to the other side to lift the wood and get this photo. 14 big eggs. A friend said to incubate them like colubrid eggs in a moist environment and that is what I am doing. As of this morning, the eggs look good incubating.

Dan

Replies (4)

Oxyrhopus Aug 27, 2005 11:40 AM

Here is the momma. She is very large, just over 2 feet long I would guess?

Dan

lateralis Aug 27, 2005 01:58 PM

Congrats Dan! Very cool what a treat!
B

phobos Aug 27, 2005 03:05 PM

Fantastic! Dan...

Good luck with the brood

Cheers!

Al
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You can take the snake out of the jungle but you can't take the jungle out of the snake.

Oxyrhopus Aug 28, 2005 04:30 PM

The other female is excavating a nest and is in the rock den now with that look on her face that says leave me alone because I am gonna lay. I am going to need a larger easter basket.

Dan

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