Expecting #2 ?!

I have been so busy these past couple of months with work & taking care of the snakes... My mind & attention was all on Ginger in figuring out if she was going to lay eggs or not, and she has. Now, that im back to my regular routine...SunShyne is looking alil different then regular. SunShyne has been off feeding for 2 months and her mid-section is firm and doesn't sink in like it usually does when i hold her. I would like to know when she is going to lay but i can't remember if she had her pre-lay shed or if its coming... i really hope its coming because i'm going on vacation for a week in June and really don't want her laying then... oh boy... Took a couple pics of the beautiful SunShyne...

Candling ...

Well, its been a week since Ginger had laid her eggs and they have been in the incubator. So far so good... Every night and everyday i check on the temps and on the condensation in the container. Temperature is at a stable 88F and humidity is 99% (substrate-less). I candled the eggs today and still healthy and still seeing their red veins... 1 week down and approximately 7 more to go... I will keep candling and posting updates on the little eggs...

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Eggs !!!

20May09 - What a day ! The day started not so good. i wasnt feeling the best and had to call out of work... Needed alot of rest, which i was able to get. When i woke up later that afternoon, my Big Girl Ginger(Normal) was doing fine, nothing abnormal. About a hour later, i decided to place some cypress mulch in her container. Sprayed alil water on it to get nice and humid for her. I started to clean some of the other snakes, pick up some poop & refill their water bowls...Another hour goes by and i started to hear one of the snakes hissing or blowing really strong... When i checked on Ginger, she was coiled up and bowling air, definitely not normal. Come to find out, she was going into labor. Went to get my brother to come and check this out, open her container and Half of an egg was coming out already...MIND BLOWING !!!!

Took a couple of pictures and closed the container back, i really didnt want to stress her out. Alil after 8pm i decided to check on her and come to find her covering 7 white as can be eggs. My 1st clutch and her 1st clutch, 7 EGGS !!! With the help of my brother we went to get the eggs from her. I covered her with a cloth and moved her away from the eggs while my brother softly but quickly picked up the eggs... I thought the eggs were going to be hard after the air touches them but they stay soft ! To me they feel like a water ballon without the plastic covering, more like a paper towel.

My Brother and I slowly with alil pressure was able to seperate 3 of the eggs and left 2 pairs together. With a clutch of 7 eggs, all together they weighted 791g. Placed them into the container and then into the incubator (http://www.jwexotics.com/incs.html). I candled each eggs and each one is fertile as can be. The incubator is set to 88.5 degrees and in 2 months (21Jul09) God willing, 7 little heads will be pipping out of their eggs. I will post updates every week so keep popping in & out to check on their progress.

A couple days after, i cleaned Ginger's container out. Refilled her water bowl and tried offering her a frozen thawed rat. no response. alil worried, dont want her going off feeding since she has been for a couple of months now. Tried to offer her a smaller meal, threw in a live mouse and she didnt waste anytime. Gave her a 2nd mouse right after and within seconds she is back to normal. So with a couple more small meals, ill get her back to eating medium rats. Stay tune...

Expecting !?

Feb 09

Apr 09

Since Last year, I have been trying to get a successful breeding season with my Ball Pythons. Last year i have put 3 pairs of BPs together, hoping in the lock ups to be successful....but they were not. This year, i tried again but with just one pair my Big normal female (Ginger) x 100% Het Clown male (Spot). These two are always locked and go for days at a time, just like last year but this year i haven't really put my heart into it... Not saying my heart isnt into them, just the whole part on her getting preggo from their lock ups... For the past 2months i have been watching and monitoring her every night. On 4/20/09 she had her pre-lay shed and should be expected to lay eggs by 5/20/09. i have my fingers crossed in hoping that my little hobby will turn into a dream of mines... I has been off feeding, refusing to eat any rats or mice and she never missed a meal since i have had her. I'm really looking forward in having a couple of Het females to breed back to Spot in the near future to see if he proves out...Just counting down the days....

Hamburg Drive ...

With another Saturday off and recieving some really nice weather, i took a drive out to Hamburg,Pa with the Mrs. last month to check out the Hamburg Reptile Show... Wasn't as exciting as the 1st one i went out to last year but any show that i go to that takes me away from work and my everyday life is always worth it. They had some really nice Herps that caught my eye, as well as some really nice Ball Python Morphs. I still want a dwarf Camian but the Mrs. is still strong with her NO ! one day...! Other than that, just took a few pics of the Reptiles from the show...