Snake eggs!

Herpetologyfrk · Snake eggs!

I woke up this morning to find that my candy corn has given me eleven fertile eggs.

I thought it was pretty neat to get these on easter sunday Very Happy

I'll post some pictures when I find my usb.

rosenkrieger

Ooh, count me in for one of the babies Very Happy

What

Not to sound like the pessimist I am...but...

How do you know they are for sure fertile?

Herpetologyfrk

Well, I really don't know for sure, but in my own personal experience they seem to be fertile. Very heatlhy eggs have been laid by her in the past. These ones seem the be happy, healthy eggs as well.

I'll be able to tell for sure later on in the embryo development. By candling them. So i'll know which ones are fertile and which ones are not in a week or two.

Thanks, Nick

Steven

Actually funny to get snake (edit spell issue again ::lol::...jeese) eggs on easter ...should paint em up...make em look festive . Very Happy

rosenkrieger

Best easter eggs ever. ::lol::

What

Herpetologyfrk

All of the embryo's are developing! All are fertile =]

rosenkrieger

Awesome! How long until they hatch?

Herpetologyfrk

Early June, my guess is the 8th =]

What

Congrats on the eggs/fertility!

Herpetologyfrk

There ya go guys =]

arachnofein

I'm not a fan of corn snakes but thats a nice looking candy. Smile

Celeste

How *GORGEOUS*!!! Those look like some healthy eggs, too! Congratulations!!!

What does the father look like?

Herpetologyfrk

He doesn't have as much white as her. Still awesome looking though. She is a looker =]

BamBaboons

*waits patiently*

balam

One of those may just be my first snake Nick Wink

Herpetologyfrk

They are hatching right now. I'll post some pictures asap

balam

not my first snake anymore, but still looking forward to owning some ofthem Wink

Celeste

Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations, Nick!!!!!

Can't wait to see the little darlin's!

Herpetologyfrk

They've been poking there heads in and out of there slits all day, no one has officially hatched yet Laughing

balam

pictures?

Herpetologyfrk

Herpetologyfrk

Herpetologyfrk

That's as far as any of the two that have slits have come out. There is one egg that has gotten so soft I can pretty much see the snake in it. I love hatching time...

Celeste

That is just so exciting!!! How thrilling to see those little noses poking out!

balam

How cool is that? Congratulations Nick!

Herpetologyfrk

Two have officially hatched today, I have another one slitting the egg now.

I'll post pictures are them, and there enclosure later today.

Herpetologyfrk

Enjoy =D

Celeste

(All together now) AAWWWWWWW!!!!!!

Congratulations, Nick!!! They're *beautiful*!

Herpetologyfrk

Celeste

Were they all fully developed? So only the two survived? : - (

Herpetologyfrk

There are still seven that need to hatch, three ended up bad

Celeste

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and the remaining seven!

Herpetologyfrk

they aren't good, I slit them open today because they were all turning green. Only one was alive, but died shortly after. A lot of them had very bad kinks.

They have never been like this for me before, idk what happened this time =/

Celeste

I'm so sorry to hear the rest of the eggs were bad...

I had a lot of bad eggs from a pair of albino cornsnakes about 23 years ago -- that was back when albinos first appeared in the trade, and I think they were all just too inbred.

What temperatures were you keeping them at?

The fungus suggests possibly too high humidity or not enough ventilation...? It's SO hard to get those parameters just right. But I'm not sure if temperature or humidity would have anything to do with the kinks. This site also suggests the kinks can be from inbreeding:
http://www.freewebs.com/sjreptilesratsmice/breedingcornsnakes.htm

Even if the parents were unrelated to your knowledge, that color morph has to be rare enough that they may still be heavily inbred... :-(

Here's a really interesting thread that suggests pesticides in the environment or chemicals in tap water as possible causes:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44883

And here's another good discussion:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13699

(I would NEVER recommend using tap water -- I don't even give my dogs tap water to drink. Tap water will kill amphibians and carnivorous plants. My dogs get bottled water, and my amphibians and carnivorous plants get distilled water).

Herpetologyfrk

The candy corn is somewhat double clutching

6 slugs so far,she is still laying though,so we might get a couple fertile.

balam

hope they come through man Wink

Herpetologyfrk

She hasn't laid anymore, but I think my sand boas have been breeding with out me knowing.

They females cage screen has been broken, so I put her in with what I thought was a young female, and I am pretty sure it is a male now. So hopefully i'll have some baby sand boas later on =D

Celeste

I'm suspecting my son's Ball Pythons may have been up to something as well -- the female hasn't eaten in about 6 weeks now, and her back end looks fat... (They're only 2 years old!)

I'm waiting on his Fire Skinks. They laid a clutch of 5 eggs last year, but I didn't discover them in time and they dried out. This year I'm checking under their hide box every day or two.

Herpetologyfrk

The ghosts hatched last night =]

There are three eggs left to hatch.

They have red eyes Shocked

neither parents have red eyes? I'll post pictures asap.

Celeste

Woo hoo!!! Can't wait to see the little cuties! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!