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GTP eggs and incubation

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I have never incubated GTP eggs but am looking to breed them. Are there any significant differences between GTP's and other snake incubation? And also, has anyone used Hatchrite with GTP's? Any tips or articles would be helpful, thanks..
 
Hi Nathan -

There are a lot of different theories on incubating GTPs. Some people go with a zero substrate approach, others use a substrate. There are also various theories on temps.

I no longer keep GTPs, but successfully bred them for 4 seasons with a 95 + percent hatch rate.

I used vermiculite as a substrate, moistened to where it would clump if you squeezed it, but would not release water. I used a Helix thermostat and calibrated it to a lab thermometer within the incubator next to the egg boxes. The incubator itself was a large igloo cooler with wiring run through the drain hole. It also had a small access hatch where I put a piece of plexiglass that was sealed around the edges so I could see in without constantly opening and closing. I did not incubate at one temp the whole way through. If I remember correctly, I started at 86 degrees and slowly increased to 88 throughout the incubation period. It's been awhile, so you'll need to do some more research on good temps. Following this system, I had great hatch rates with robust babies.

Hope this helps! You may want to check various GTP forums, there are a few out there. The MVF comes to mind...

Good luck, the REAL work starts when they hatch! :D
 
Hi Nathan-

Glad it was helpful. Make sure you do a bunch of reading up on neonate care too. Those little guys can be extremely stubborn to get feeding. A true exercise in patience! Let us know how it goes.

Bill
 
I just had a quick question about the vermiculite. If the vermiculite starts drying while the eggs are in it, how do you know how much water to put back in it and how do you go about doing that? Thanks

-Nathan
 
Well, that's a little tricky. If you absolutely have to add water, do it in small amounts, away from the eggs. Do not put water directly on the eggs. I also recommend not using a sprayer, but a syringe or something like that. Remember, the whole object is high relative humidity, not soaking the eggs.

If you have a good seal on your egg box, this shouldn't be too much of a problem.
 
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