New Snake layed eggs!

I purchased a corn snake about three weeks ago. It layed eggs today. It's only about 30 to 32 inches. I've been keeping snakes under a year and had no plans to breed. It layed five eggs. What should I do with the eggs?

Give them to me?!

You should set them up in a plastic food storage container on top of damp perlite. Make sure the perlite is just damp, not wet. You should be able to squeeze a handful and only a drop or two should come out. When you move the eggs don't rotate them, keep them in the same position that they are in now. Then place them in an area that stays between 78 and 84 degrees and wait 6-8 weeks.

You should try to post a pic as well. They maybe infertile and with a pic we'll be able to tell.

I should add.....

Don't buy the miracle grow perlite. It has added fertilizer that might damage the developing embryos. Also peat moss, coco fiber, sphagnum moss, and vermiculite can be used in place of perlite.

Thanks for the info. I'll work on the pictures.

Here are the pictures. There not very good. The best i could do with my old 2.1 mega pixel camera. I don't no if this helps, but the eggs are about eight hours old and they are very soft to the touch.

Actually Frank I think Matthew meant vermiculite not perlite. Both will work but Perlite cannot be squeezed out to get rid of the excess moisture. The proper mix of water to material is:

Vermiculite 2 parts vermiculite and .9 parts water by volume

Perlite

This is measured by weight.

1 part Perlite by weight to .8 parts water by weight.

On the perlite, this will seem like too little water but I assure you that it is correct

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Those eggs appear to be infertile to me.

However, I would go ahead and set them up for incubation, you never know. If you notice them molding or if when you candle them you see no veins, chances are they should be tossed.

Thank's for the help. I will set them up to see what happens.

I set the eggs up June 24th. It's now Aug. 10th. They have not molded and have some veins in them when candled. Thanks for the help and I'll keep posting as to the progress.