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Checked in tonight to find my female brooding a clutch of eggs. Have placed them into a damp vermiculate/perlite box but was wondering any of u here have specific incubation advice please? Also the eggs if u can see have a slight yellowish tinge but otherwise the shell is springy. Are they viable?
Thanks in advance

Although I've never bred laticincta, I have done coxi and assume that the incubation is the same. The medium you're using should be fine. I'd keep them at about 78-80F for temp. However, I don't think that the eggs in the pic are viable. Every coxi egg I've hatched has been pretty much completely white while any that come out with the yellow cast that yours are displaying are bad. Hopefully I'm wrong, and I'd definitely give incubation a try. Good luck.

Bryan

>>Checked in tonight to find my female brooding a clutch of eggs. Have placed them into a damp vermiculate/perlite box but was wondering any of u here have specific incubation advice please? Also the eggs if u can see have a slight yellowish tinge but otherwise the shell is springy. Are they viable?
>>Thanks in advance
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The eggs look like they are probably good to me but just set out without any humid material of any kind which can change their color. I would slap those buggers in some damp medium at 78 to 80 like the other guy suggested with very high humidity (near 100%). Good luck. I'm jealous. Randy W.

Thanks guys. I checked with a few friends and they said the eggs look good as well. However i candled them (smtg i was told later i shouldnt have done much to my regret) and found two of them turning up with veins. The rest may not have developed them yet. Im waiting anxiously for two weeks to pass by to see if all the eggs make it or not. Im located in Malaysia so we don't have temperature control equipment - im just using a cool place with air-conditioning so wish me luck!
Regards
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Just curious, what is wrong with candling eggs? I have been candling my eggs for over 10 years with no bad effects that I know of. It is normal for eggs to not show veins until week or so old.

Oh, I was told that the heat emitted from the torchlight can seriously affect the embryo - esp if u candle freshly laid eggs, like I did. Does candling adversely affect only certain species? If I may ask, what are the species of eggs u usually candle?
Regards
hans
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That is interesting. It only takes about 1 to 2 seconds to candle an egg. I usually do it with a small flashlight, any kind that takes 2 AA batteries will work as long as it is done in the dark. Also I usually only do it a couple times and if I see veins I don't do it again. I only do it to make a note of how many are fertile which I later compare with how many hatch to see what percent of fertile eggs hatch.
The species are L. alterna, L. mexicana, L. ruthveni, L. pyromelana, L. triangulum, L. getula and Bogertophis subocularis. I have not noticed any ill effects.

Thanks for the info. I did candle for a few seconds but i hope nothing happened. But anyways something worse did happen.
After i getting back from work i checked the box and realised the lid wasn't closed properly - I saw two DAMN flies inside - u know those tiny thin ones - not sure if they're carrion flies or smtg. We get lots of tropical insects in Malaysia and I've heard nightmare stories of flies getting in and ruining the eggs.
Was also abit dry - i added abit of water and they're fine now but im worried if the flies laid their eggs and maggots will appear and feast on my lati eggs - Any advice anyone please?
Regards
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WOW are'nt these those 1800 dollar snakes? Lucky, I was wondering cause I have'nt found any care info about them.

Are they ratsnakes? Any specifics for hatchlings/adults? How big do they get and what's the cage size? What do adults eat if not mice?

Why are they so damn expensive?

Your snakes are beautiful BTW.

They look fine to me. Different rodents, different years, different nutritional absobtion rate can all affect the color, size, calcification and shape of the eggs. Incubate as instructed, I've never done laticincta but those eggs look good to me. They may die at any second, of course, but I think them viable.
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