Uh. Eggs. Totally Unprepared!

Alright, so over the winter one of my racks had died, so i had to buy new flexwatt and such.

But in the mean time, i double housed a few of the snakes, Males with Males, females with females. Or so i thought.

Turns out, one of my male Het albino ball pythons, ended up being a female ( as i later probed her, and i think posted a thread on here about it)

Well. She laid eggs today. Not quite sure on how many, i haven't moved her, because frankly, im terrified to* i dont want to mess up the eggs, and i have nothing for them!*. The temps in my rack ( i checked again heather! i was in a rush the first time!) are 85 on the hot side, where she is, but ive since turned the T'stat up a bit to get it a bit warmer, at least until i get a temporary incubator set up.

But of course, i forget which male i stuck with her ( either the pastel or the spider * I THINK * ) but really, it could be any of the males at this point.

So. Im freaking out, just a bit. but excited at the same time!

No pictures, not right now, i dont want to bug her. but maybe down the road.

Basically, im looking for any tips, or advice if i should just let her incubate them in the rack, with raised temps ( ill do the best i can) or if i should pull them once i get an incubator set up. * im going to be in a mad rush to get all that stuff too!!! UGH!*

I was totally not ready for this!!!

Whoa! What a happy conundrum! Congrats in any case Alicia, hope all works out well!

I think you should name one of the male babies you get 'Murphy'!

Originally Posted by TheFragginDragon

Whoa! What a happy conundrum! Congrats in any case Alicia, hope all works out well!

I think you should name one of the male babies you get 'Murphy'!

Thanks john!

she was not very big either, i think she was 900 something grams when i last weighed her? and because i havent kept steady records and just went by memory on feedings and shedding and such, i cant just look it up and know. ( this has taught me a lesson.....*hits head on desk*)
So.... im seriously surprised that she laid, and actually pretty mad at myself for not noticing ANYTHING..... Im just glad shes, visually OK.

theres nothing i can do tonight, other than i moved her to the top of my rack where its a bit warmer ( she was in one of the bottom three tubs of my big white rack), and filled her bowl to the brim with water to keep the humidity up.

Don't get things too warm, Alicia...mom can do her bit to warm the eggs, but she can't cool them down if it the temp goes up.

The only clutch in my incubator is going to hatch any time...after that, you are welcome to borrow it, if you want to.

Originally Posted by hhmoore

Don't get things too warm, Alicia...mom can do her bit to warm the eggs, but she can't cool them down if it the temp goes up.

The only clutch in my incubator is going to hatch any time...after that, you are welcome to borrow it, if you want to.

Oh my goodness i would seriously appreciate it Harald!!!!

What would you recommend me to keep them at in her tub?( or anyone at this point) At least just until i can borrow your incubator thankyouthankyouthankyou!

Originally Posted by Mooing Tricycle

Oh my goodness i would seriously appreciate it Harald!!!!

What would you recommend me to keep them at in her tub?( or anyone at this point) At least just until i can borrow your incubator thankyouthankyouthankyou!

Keep her at her normal temps. She'll handle the rest.

Originally Posted by DThomas

Keep her at her normal temps. She'll handle the rest.

thank you!

Im a nervous/excited/worried/happy wreck!!!

What a nice surprise.
Don't worry, if the clutch that hatched here last month made it (that was a sunken in bunch) then you should have no problems. The mother will handle it. Just keep the humidity up in the tub.

Originally Posted by SPJ

What a nice surprise.
Don't worry, if the clutch that hatched here last month made it (that was a sunken in bunch) then you should have no problems. The mother will handle it. Just keep the humidity up in the tub.

LOL true!

Thanks steve It feels better now that ive seen a few responses, and maybe i wont do as horrible as i was thinking i would. This is my first "clutch" after all... Ever.

I feel a little calmer...

I'd be more worried about humidity then temps. I was just reading a thread where someone had lowered his bator temps down to 86 and the babies were hatching out fine.

For humidity - get some spagnum moss damp and put it around her, but not touching the eggs. Mist the moss every couple days, don't get water on the eggs....

Good luck!