coastal hatched

[bikiescum2003]

hi all,
just had a quick question. i had a coastal hatch last night. its using its egg as a hide. i have now removed the egg from the incubator and put in into a 5lt box with a heat mate under half. ive put in another hide and small water dish... should i remove the python from the egg or just leave it come out again by its self

 

[ad]

no, don't remove it from the egg, it is soaking up its egg sack and will come out when it is ready - congrats too!

 

[bikiescum2003]

thank you,
how long does it take for them to soak up the egg sack

 

[Jason]

congrat, how many more do you think are on the way? would be cool to see some pics of it in its egg

 

[bikiescum2003]

another 9 more on the way for this clutch
theres anothere 20 in the incubator that are due in december
http://members.optusnet.com.au/sreid85/Reptiles/Coastal carpet.htm pic of the mother and the coastal in the egg

 

[Jason]

cool pics, thanks. good luck with the rest or them.

 

[yommy]

Excellent result, just a quick question - from when they where laid many many days until they first hatched?

 

[bikiescum2003]

52 days 3 have hatched now so there are another 7 to go (if they all hatch) they hopefully will hatch either tonight or tomorow so some of them will be 53 days

 

[bikiescum2003]

just had to have a quick play with this one its the first one that hatched... i was going to leave them alone until there first shed but i couldnt help my self

 

[MrBredli]

Gorgeous!

 

[bikiescum2003]

yer... its to bad they lose alot of there color

 

[R1MAN]

good work mate. nice pics too, looks like mum has had a nice bloody feed and wiped her mouth (the table manners of some) lol

 

[bikiescum2003]

naa thats just from licking her lips after not feeding for nearly 6 months :lol:

 

[yommy]

awesome result and a nice looking little one,
can't wait until mine hatch, only 30 days or so to go and counting

 

[peterjohnson64]

Great work bikie. But I am guessing theses guys might not get the same treatment as other hatchlings you have had. Just how many babies are you having! And remember, it is the snakes that get the fuzzies and the human gets the milk!!!

 

[TrueBlue]

I definitly would not remove the eggs from the incubator while the young have only pipped. Leave them in there untill they hatch,ie are compeletly out of the egg. By doing this you are inviting trouble. You really need to remove them from the incubator only once they have fully left the egg. As ad has said this is normal and they are not useing the egg as a hide but absorbing the last of the food avilable to them.