MyBabsiesAreComingMyBabiesAreComing!!!!!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

ahhhh!!! it's all getting a little overwhelming!!! My black racer eggs should be hatching soon.... my okeetee corn laid 6 big fat eggs today... two of my sirtalis look like they're going to explode and I think my puget -might- be gravid too!!!


Who else is feeling overwhelmed with baby season?!

[Lumpy]

Doh I love Pugets.......

Lump

[Zephyr]

*Raises hand.*
Ribbon should be popping soon, so should the dekay's, not sure about the ladies in the pen, the roaches already popped, and I'm having second thoughts about the albino checkered. lol

[Snake lover 3-25]

i WANT to be overwhelmed........ i only have one litter coming

[Loren]

Not bad here. I've hatched 4 side blotched lizards, and have a few more cooking, but thats about it for now. Got a 5' plus gopher snake that might be gravid. She laid 19 eggs in a clutch one time, so that might be interesting. She is a beautiful beast, seems more like a young adult red tail than a gopher snake.
Next year my corns, my arizona mt kings, and my hondurans might be ready, and maybe my albino kenyans.

[Loren]

*Raises hand.*
Ribbon should be popping soon, so should the dekay's, not sure about the ladies in the pen, the roaches already popped, and I'm having second thoughts about the albino checkered. lol

Talking about roaches, my dubias are finally starting to build the colony up. I recently put them in a more secure tub after finding a few dead adults in the room. Was wondering why my numbers werent increasing as fast I thought they should. Dang things were getting out.

[Zephyr]

Talking about roaches, my dubias are finally starting to build the colony up. I recently put them in a more secure tub after finding a few dead adults in the room. Was wondering why my numbers werent increasing as fast I thought they should. Dang things were getting out.

Were all the escapees fully winged?

[Loren]

Were all the escapees fully winged?

I think so. They were definitely full grown, and I think they were the full winged ones.
I now keep them in a 60-something qt. tall sterilite with a tight lid, and tons of 1'8" holes drilled in the lid, so should be anymore escapes.
I had them in one of those sterilte drawer setups(like only 7" deep each), and I think they were able to climb the front corners because it has v shaped corners, where they could wedge in as they climbed.
I have lots of little babies running around in the new tub right now.
I feed them oatmeal, catfood, and carrots( and occasionally scraps of fresh greens)- any other suggestions? Or is that good enough?

[Zephyr]

I think so. They were definitely full grown, and I think they were the full winged ones.
I now keep them in a 60-something qt. tall sterilite with a tight lid, and tons of 1'8" holes drilled in the lid, so should be anymore escapes.
I had them in one of those sterilte drawer setups(like only 7" deep each), and I think they were able to climb the front corners because it has v shaped corners, where they could wedge in as they climbed.
I have lots of little babies running around in the new tub right now.
I feed them oatmeal, catfood, and carrots( and occasionally scraps of fresh greens)- any other suggestions? Or is that good enough?

Sounds pretty good. Add shredded, dried hard wood leaves *Oak works best* as a "substrate" and you'll see a boost in the number of babies you find.
Also, it may not have been your setup that allowed the specimens to escape: Adult males, or the fully winged ones, are notorious fliers.
**Edit- Also, a bit of olive oil helps as well. Offer it in a small dish, but make sure it's shallow so babies don't drown in it. :P

[MoJo]

I can relate to being overwhelmed! I have had two corn clutches hatch over the last 10 days and two more will hatch over the next week. The next clutch to hatch is a clutch of 32 corn eggs! My two eastern blacknecks look gravid too but they are not "due" until the end of July!