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BABIES WHAT? Anonymous
Hey /an/ ive got some super awesome news. Im gonna be a parent! but first things first, i didnt know it. So ive got 12 snake eggs now, corn snakes, and i dont know what to do with them, they were just layed today and holy shit im freaking out...(the happy kind) but im not sure if i should incubate them or move them. They have a heater in their cage and the humidity is good for them, but i worry that they might need something more. The momma (or who i think is the momma) is hanging around them and has them a little buried in their bedding. But over all im not sure if i should incubate them or not...im freaking out...help me /an/ come help be mommma/pappa to mah babies
>> KZN
I do not know much about snakes, but if the enclosure you're keeping them in is heated and warm enough for the snakes, then I think the eggs will be fine with the are the mother snake provides.
>> Anonymous
yeah, oh boy, more snakes.
>> Anonymous
>>222835
i shat bricks and came all at once, im so fucking happy...

but donw know what the fuck to do lol
>> Anonymous
did you have sex with the snake or something?
>> Anonymous
the eggs need to be incubated.

baby corns are so small you have to feed them mouse pinkies with their heads cut off. enjoy
>> Anonymous
>>222876
ive had my snakes sense they were babies, so im cool with that part of the whole process
>> Anonymous
You DONT need an incubator for corn snake eggs.

I have a male and female that I have raised from babies, and I have raised eggs from them the past 4 years...

All you have to do is :

Get a plastic container (shoebox size... the eggs WILL grow you need space for them without touching) With a loose fitting lid. Get some vermiculite (non fertilized stuff) and wet it down so that its moist and when you clump it with your hand it doesnt drip water.

Then, make sure you keep the "up" side of the eggs up (the embryo is laid so that it attaches to the top of the egg... if you lay the egg with the embryo down, it will suffocate.. ALSO you may have to candle them to see where the embryo is just in case), and transfer to your shoebox. Arrange so that the eggs are about an inch apart on all sides.

Put a damp paper towel on top, place lid on loosely, and put it above your refrigerator. Keep the whole thing moist enough that the paper towel stays wet from ambient humidity, and you should have baby snakes in 2 or 3 months.
>> Anonymous
>>222831care that the mother snake provides

Doesn't know anything about snakes.
>> Anonymous
Hatching corn snake eggs isn't difficult.

Corn snake eggs should be removed from the females cage and incubated separately, partially buried in damp vermiculite at a temperature of around 28'C.

Good ventilation is a must during this incubation period so that mold does not attack and kill the eggs.

Incidentally snake eggs take in moisture and are soft and leahtery unlike the hard eggs of birds so don't worry too much if they change size or shape during incubation.

Also, unlike birds eggs, snake eggs positively don't want to be turned over during incubation.

Great care should be taken when removing them from the egg-laying chamber and placing them into the incubator to ensure the top remains the top or the eggs may die.

Once you have taken away the eggs begin the parents again as they may be able to breed again later that season.

Corn snake hatching will typically occur 60 -90 days after being laid if you follow this advice.
>> Anonymous
>>223767

Because OBVIOUSLY all snakes lay eggs and run, amirite?
>> Anonymous
>>223902
mostly
>> Anonymous
>>223902
King Cobras and most members of the python family brood. That's it, AFAIK. As a whole it's the uncommon exception rather than the rule.
>> Anonymous
CORNSNAKES.COM

why would you not google up a site devoted specifically to the care of cornsnakes and ask /an/?

other than that

congratulations! what are the morphs of the mother and father (though, that may not matter if the female has been bred before they can retain sperm).

just make sure you have some super tight 100% escape proof homes for those babies once they hatch. cornsnakes are the devil to try to keep from escaping