Royal python eggs

Finally its happened after nearly 7 years of patience. I got 5 eggs the 1st of this month. I grew the female up to breeding weight for the first 3 years before I paired her up with her male.Nothing happened each year for the last couple of years. I tried loads of different things. The pair of snakes where locking up no prob. The male was produceing sperm plugs. There was one thing I thought could be the problem. I still cant prove it but. I learned a couple of years ago that some breeders snakes didnt produce eggs untill they where 6 years old.So in a way I was hopeing this is what was wrong with my female instead of other hidden problems. Some of these breeders say that some royals can take up to 6 years to be mature enough.After all this time I missed the eggs being laid. When I did see them they where a little dehydrated. 4 of them are loking much better now they are in the incubator. One doesnt look so good.
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I will take pics in a couple of days to show how the eggs are doing

See you got activated :)
Nice clutch for her first time........hopefully 3 Albino & 2 Hets
How's the others coming on, any sign of the big O
T

Thanks, yeah the computer is a bit all over the place. What I would really like to pop out more than an albino,would be a spider. That way it would prove some peoples thoughts on my albino male. If my albino throws out a spider,that would mean hes an albino spider. The time I purchased my albino, albino spiders where going for crazy money.The other female royals Im not sure. Im checking them regularly. It would be great to get some eggs from my other females. I might sound silly,but what does OT mean. Sorry I dont understand it.

the big O, Ovulation
From the pic's I seen of him, does look like he's got spider in him!........either way he's still a cracking lookin albino

I thought thats what you ment Ovulation.Just wasnt sure thanks. A few breeders had this happen to some of there snakes.The majority of royals bred at 3 years of age and around 1500 grams.

exellent new Ray,hope the eggs do well for ya and hope there are lots more to come

Congrats on the clutch and here's hoping for for a bunch of healthy babies. Your labour of love may well pay off real soon. Fair play.

Paul

glad ya got eggs now the hair pulling begins waiting for them 2 hatch

how those eggs doing Ray?
you got anymore yet?

No more royal eggs yet. 1 egg gone bad already. I candled the other 4 and its not looking too good. I will leave them in the incubator and see how they get on.

was it the second egg in from the right that went bad ray?

Ray wrote:No more royal eggs yet. 1 egg gone bad already. I candled the other 4 and its not looking too good. I will leave them in the incubator and see how they get on.

You thought 1 wasn't lookin to good from the start Ray, don't give up on the other 4 yet m8 .

Hi Phil and snakeni, the egg that went bad is the egg to the vety far right in the pic.You can only see part of the egg in the pic. The other 4 arent looking too good still.Ive seen worste eggs hatching. Im not getting my hopes up.

Well just as I thought all eggs are infertile. Roll on more patience.Theres always next season. At least I know the female can produce eggs.

Sorry to here that Ray.
Hopefully you'll get something from the other 3 females
T

Thanks I will have to get a microscope and check the males plugs. The others are still locking up on and off with the males. You never know.

chin up and best of lick with the other breedings mate.

These things are sent to try us

snake_ni wrote:Sorry to here that Ray.
Hopefully you'll get something from the other 3 females
T

I,ll second that Ray , best of luck