Woo! Eggs! Cross your fingers!

Hey all! She just finished a few hours ago last night and now I have a final egg count. Shes looking awfully tired, so i snuck in and pulled them out of the way and gave her some more moss to dig under. But! our final egg count is 19
and they are perfect little pearls, all sticking and perfect white, no stringing and no droopy ones.

She has had 2 batches before that were no good so with hope we've got some good ones

Here is the little lady last night at about 1 am when she had a few more to go. I ll get some more pictures of the final eggs here in a little bit!

enjoy!

What is that you used for lay box substrate? If you say s. moss I will cry. Everywhere I go the moss is really dusty and looks more like dirt. I had to wear one of the masks I use when dying wool to keep the dust out of my face when I added water to make it moist for a lay box for my little lady. Should I just use that in the garden and give her a box with the vermiculite I got instead?

Back on topic, lovely eggs, what morph is mum? dad?

carnivorouszoo said:

What is that you used for lay box substrate? If you say s. moss I will cry. Everywhere I go the moss is really dusty and looks more like dirt. I had to wear one of the masks I use when dying wool to keep the dust out of my face when I added water to make it moist for a lay box for my little lady. Should I just use that in the garden and give her a box with the vermiculite I got instead?

Back on topic, lovely eggs, what morph is mum? dad?

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I know lots of people use vermiculite and that works just fine. I use moss because i can get it easier i like that air can circulate through it better and i use it for shedding and what not. Dusty? the kind i get come pressed and dry in a block (pretty big too) and you break it apart and add water. But it shouldnt be dusty.

In the end, between moss and vermiculite its down to personal pref or if you live in a very dry or humid environment, and how well you need it to hold water and what not.

thanks!
I'm actually pitching for a set of normals (im not a huge fan of crazy color morphs) The anery i have has some some really nice yellows and blacks and with the help of the father im looking forward to some bright pretty normals

but f-anery m-okeetee

Its my first project so im really excited that i have the time and money for the first time to really go crazy and do things right

Those eggs definitely look like good fertile ones! Congratulations!

Cool pics I hope the eggs all hatch perfect for you

Congratulations!!!!!!!! They are adorable!!!! They look good and healthy as well.

I'll be watching eagerly! Beautiful pictures, the eggs look so cute with her

looks like the same moss I used in my nesting box & am using for incubating.

http://www.petco.com/product/108889/Zoo-Med-New-Zealand-Sphagnum-Moss-Reptile-Substrate.aspx

Seems to be working pretty good, its nice and clean. Only grabbed it because couldnt find vermiculite w/o fertilizer mixed in & couldnt find sphagnum in the garden supply stores *shrug*

overpriced... but pretty good stuff.


:dancer: Congrats on the eggs.

Ok my "moss" doesn't look anything like that. This is beyond unfair. All that money waisted. Tuesday I will be near a petco so I will see what they have there. I really don't like the vermiculite for the laybox, its ok looking for incubating but I don't really want to put it in with my female. The other stuff once wetted down looks like a bare patch in our yard after a good rain and 4 hours of sun. Soft and fluffy, but if it dries out at all it gets all dusty

To keep on topic, Normals are very neat. I'm blown away by the variety in their basic colors and markings. I'm sure you will get some really nice ones, I hope your male is not het anery or you will get some of those too

Lore said:

looks like the same moss I used in my nesting box & am using for incubating.

http://www.petco.com/product/108889/Zoo-Med-New-Zealand-Sphagnum-Moss-Reptile-Substrate.aspx

Seems to be working pretty good, its nice and clean. Only grabbed it because couldnt find vermiculite w/o fertilizer mixed in & couldnt find sphagnum in the garden supply stores *shrug*

overpriced... but pretty good stuff.


:dancer: Congrats on the eggs.

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yeah thats the stuff! i love it!
I have a nelsons milk snake as well and as soon as shedding comes around throw some of that stuff in there and BAM skin pops right off.

sorry for double post

but!

carnivorouszoo: If! i have some surprizes i wont be disappointed at all ;P

It would be nice to see if any of them are het something