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UNEXPECTED COXI EGGS!!!

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My female Coxi, who has not been with the male since June, laid 6 eggs! I just found them while doing cage maintenance. I think she must have laid them yesterday because they are dimpled and starting to dry out. I don't have any vermiculite on hand but just launched a massive search for some.

Meanwhile, what are the chances these will hatch? They definitely aren't/weren't slugs, but I'm afraid they've been out too long. Will send pics soon. :(
 
If you've got an incubator, it certainly couldn't hurt to try....until you get your hands on some vermiculite or perlite, you could just use damp sphagnum moss, or even damp paper towels temporarily as a medium. Best of luck with them!
 
ooo how neat!

congrats on the eggs, hopefully they are still viable.

One of my corn snakes laid eggs that I wasn't expecting, they were in there for about a week before I found them (in her hidebox) all dented and dry, but 9 out of 14 still hatched so don't give up hope! :)

John's advise is great advise and is exactly what I did, damp papertowels and then damp moss.

Good luck!
 
If they were only a day or three old, they'll probably be fine. Coxi are generally kept in a somewhat humid environment, anyway...and, minus the degree of heat that many snake keepers are used to, they shouldn't be harmed by a couple days. There are numerous ways to set them up, if you can't find vermiculite...and lots of people to throw effective ideas at you.
 
Thanks, everyone! Now that I'm over my surprise (and thrill!) I feel utterly stupid. I "knew" she was gravid; kept looking at her and thinking, 'she really looks gravid...nah, she can't be." I also wondered if I was overfeeding her. Coxi are pigs and it is possible to overfeed, though I didn't think I was doing that. In any case, the bulge by her tail should have been a dead giveaway but I was just so convinced she "couldn't" be gravid now.

Also, I realize that I'm guilty of setting the scene, as it were...I recently moved my snake room from a warmer part of my house to a cooler one because I needed more cage space. I adjusted for the ambient temperature difference with an oil radiator, but the slight heat increase and/or artificial source could easily have triggered her. DUH. :rolleyes:

I also knew that it's common for Coxi to lay multiple clutches, but I didn't realize that they could easily go up to seven a year until I did some more research last night!!

I'm a perfectionist in all things, which is why I panicked (being caught out without vermiculite on hand). I put the eggs in damp paper towel to incubate, and will be heading out this morning to a garden center for the vermiculite. Long story short, I'll be cursing myself (even more) for all kinds of a fool if I lose these eggs. :( But thus far, they seem OK. Fingers crossed for (more!) Coxi hatchlings! :D
 
Thanks for asking, John. :D

Unfortunately, three of them died, but the rest are still chugging along and looking good! Fingers crossed for new "ankle-biters" soon! :rofl:
 
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