CaptainRatbag
Very Well-Known Member
Bonny and clyde are my 2 spotted pythons who cohabitate.... the smaller one who I thought was a Clyde seems to have turned into a Clydette! On feeding them last night, I couldnt find clyde, but on lifting out the hide, I saw he.... she had either started collecting ping pong balls.... or laid eggs!:shock:
She has them coiled up on fake grass with the heater under her. I just put the hide back and have been keeping an eye on her. the temp where she is parked is 31 degrees, she seems perfectly happy. I have no idea exactly when she layed them (she was laying at the cool end about 5 days ago so less than 5 days old) or when they are due, or how many there are. She has 5 coils and her head on top of the pile, so I am guessing around 15-20....
What I want to find out is if I should be removing Bonny (who is obviously actually the boy) in case she.... he eats the babies when they hatch? IE, should she be alone with the eggs or are they safe with both snakes in with them?
I have not bread any snakes before so any info or suggestions would be appreciated. I dont have an incubator or anything so will just be leaving them with the mother. I know not to upset the eggs, they cant be turned over at all, I just wont be touching her or the eggs. Is there any way of telling when they might be due hatch and when they do hatch, does the mother have to be separated from the young (will she eat them)? The top few eggs I can see are very white and very egg shaped.... is it correct that as they get closer to hatching, the eggs sort of get a collapsed look and get less white?
Your input would be appreciated
She has them coiled up on fake grass with the heater under her. I just put the hide back and have been keeping an eye on her. the temp where she is parked is 31 degrees, she seems perfectly happy. I have no idea exactly when she layed them (she was laying at the cool end about 5 days ago so less than 5 days old) or when they are due, or how many there are. She has 5 coils and her head on top of the pile, so I am guessing around 15-20....
What I want to find out is if I should be removing Bonny (who is obviously actually the boy) in case she.... he eats the babies when they hatch? IE, should she be alone with the eggs or are they safe with both snakes in with them?
I have not bread any snakes before so any info or suggestions would be appreciated. I dont have an incubator or anything so will just be leaving them with the mother. I know not to upset the eggs, they cant be turned over at all, I just wont be touching her or the eggs. Is there any way of telling when they might be due hatch and when they do hatch, does the mother have to be separated from the young (will she eat them)? The top few eggs I can see are very white and very egg shaped.... is it correct that as they get closer to hatching, the eggs sort of get a collapsed look and get less white?
Your input would be appreciated