This is what I love about your videos. You don't waste any time with introductions or scenic shots of your snakes with some music in the ground. You just get straight to the point and share the information all us beginners are actually looking for. Really well presented and one of the most informative channels out there. I love your videos and wish you all the luck in all future ventures
You can sprinkle athlete feet or jock itch powder on fungus eggs and it will help save the egg by killing the fungus and it doesn’t hurt the babies. Also eggs that are “sunken in” try to put it in another container with a small cup of warm water beside it (not touching it just in the container with the egg) just to hydrate it and then you can put it back cause your humidity is to low causing it. I have done so much research on ball python eggs and these tips seem to work and if your nervous about the powder (which I have seen it work lol) being on there when the eggs hatch just dust the eggs off that have the powder on them a couple days before hatching date but I have so far not seen a snake be harmed from hatching with the powder on them. I think snake discovery and Nerds have videos on this issue and using the powder. Hope this helps and you have a nice setup and some beautiful snakes!!
I am months late to this video so I hope someone sees it...if you have just one clutch of eggs can you incubate on a heat mat with a thermostat or is it necessary to have a incubator similar to what you have built?
I just want to say thank you for the amazing videos, I love your videos so much, you give so much good tips and tricks, i feel like your videos are better than other videos... why? 1. Because you have NO clickbait 2. You get right to the point 3. Whenever I see your videos I know everything you say is the truth, so thank you so much for the FANTASTIC videos, keep up the great work, and also I have a question, can you list the 10 cheapest and best snakes in your opinion please😊😁 I am thinking about starting to breed snakes and keep them as pets
I'm not sure this is true because its impossible for them to drown in the egg otherwise theyd all drown. They don't get any actual air until they come out the shell on their own.
Some people do, but if you use egg crate you don't have to worry about too much moisture in the substrate. In fact I've seen people use egg crate over just a tub full of water with no substrate.
damn i love you morthen you know.havent seen your videos in a year.today i walked into my 1st clutch of the year.good thing for your videos.help me dust my shoulders a bit. banana pied X pinstripe clutch
you should try using 35c water and putting the rat in a water tight bag, i found it creates a really strong scent, if you do try or have tried this method plz let me know how you found it
Hi Chris! like the videos please keep them coming. I have a question that i hope you can help me on. once you pull the female off the clutch how long do you have to get them set up in the incubator before they are no good? I have heard as quickly as you can & I have heard like 15 minutes. any help would be great! Thanks!
Hey Chris I really enjoy your videos and thank you for posting them. This is my first year breeding and my 19yr old female laid her first clutch ever yesterday. There were 9 good healthy eggs. For some reason I went off of memory and prepared my tubs with only 100g of water and 100g of vermiculite. When I swap the press and seal should I add more of both to get them to the 200g mark? What do you think. You've given me confidence and lots of good advice to start breeding ball pythons. I have another female who just hit the pre-lay shed and another who is just going into the pre lay.
Great video and info! I have a pair of mexican kingsnakes. I've never bred snakes. Can I use the same process for kingsnakes when creating incubation tub? I know temperature and length of incubation is different.
Hey Chris, to maximize incubator space would it be ok in your opinion to stack egg boxes on top of one another? Any foreseeable issues that might cause?
Olá Chris ! muito obrigado pela explicação aprendi muito hoje com vc. gostaria de aprender mais. Aqui nesse Brasil as coisas são difícil as pessoas criam escondidos pois é proibido . como faço para comprar essa placa térmica? vc tem watzap gostaria de tirar algumas duvidas. você e fera no assunto. obrigado
Every since i seen these videos on morphs and ball pythons I suddenly am so interested in python eggs, the different morphs. Really like these videos they are very educational and you can tell the breeder is very passionate about what he does. Really cool been binge watching these might get a snake soon always wanted one. With so many choices I dont know what to choose as a starter.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I have a clutch incubating now. I think I'm going to get some press and seal tomorrow. They only been incubating for about a week or so. Do you have the probe for the incubator in a tub or just in the incubator?
My thermostat probe is taped to the heat tape. No other probes besides that one. You want to use a separate thermometer to map out your incubator though when you first set it up to make sure you don't have any cold spots.
This is the 11th Video on Incubators for reptiles. How to do it and so forth. But no one explanes WHY? Why an Incubator? Animals breed in the wild. Why can't you just let them do it in a Terrarium? Just because of more control? Couldn't you just put eggs in a little Tupperware inside the Terrarium? Well I'll head on and look if I'll find that info somewhere....
You really need the proper temperature and humidity to get the eggs to hatch. And if you do maternal incubation you run the risk of the female destroying the eggs by squeezing them too much.
this may have already been answered, so sorry in advance. But, WHY is there a need to incubate the eggs? in the wild, they hatch from just having the mother curled up on them. Can someone please answer this question??? Thanks.
For breeders I think the biggest problem when letting the female sit on the eggs is that she stays off of food for the whole incubation period. If you remove the female you can get her back on feed and get her ready to breed for the next season.
Is 70 or 80 eggs low for having so many snakes? It seems that based on the ratio of 1 male to every 4 females you should be able to produce just over 400 eggs with 100 snakes. Based on an average clutch of 5 eggs.
Hey so I have a male ball python I can't identify nor could another breeder..wanna give it a shot? I also gotta send it to Olympus reptiles for a second opinion just to make sure..can I send pics to your email?
You could just upload it to the internet and post a link in the comments section under a video, this is the only place I really watch any more, my email is too flooded.
This is the balance I use, it will weigh even the largest ball python: amzn.to/2O8qKPo This is the one I use for my retics, not as accurate at the low end but it goes up to 400 pounds: amzn.to/2Ly8Xj6
Great video new python hobbyist just starting out thinking about getting into breeding. Quick question, so putting the white top/lid on the box doesn’t cut off the press n seal ventilation ? I assumed there would be some sort of holes in the plastic container or lid
Hay Chris when you put box of eggs in the incubator do you put in lil hydrometer on each shelf to tell the temp and humidity or do you put the in the egg box or how do you guard the temp and humidity other then just the main thermostat...
Chris, I've just had my first clutch of eggs yesterday and set up my egg box exactly as you have said. 11 healthy eggs from my 6 year old female pastel. My question is - do you ever add water to your substrate throughout the incubation process or does your measured out amounts usually work just fine? i put on the flex seal but my latching sterilite tubs have small holes where the latches are (4 of them) do you think itd be in my best interest to tape those holes up quick to hold in humidity? im worried the holes will leak out humidity and cause my eggs to dry out
I'd use Press and Seal on the top and block all other holes, make sure there's enough air on top of the press and seal for good oxygen transfer, it lets the air through but holds the water in. I don't add any more water during incubation.
Thanks for the great videos! My daughter and I both learn so much from you.. wish you were closer to Mississippi! Can’t wait to see the babies hatch out! You help answer tons of questions we have running our bp rescue. We r up to 10 snakes, and would love to take in more. I do have a question... have u ever had a snake who’s eyes looked clear, but strikes and misses, she just can’t seem to find the prey. I really think she may be partially blind. Sasha is a rescue who had been neglected, fed very little and had multiple stuck sheds on her when she came to me. Any advice u could share would be appreciated. Thanks! Trina and Lacey Holifield
I tried sponges in tubs for humidity and they tend to mold really fast. I've actually seen people just use water under the egg crate, you can use just about anything.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures only thing that males me nervous about just water is that accidents happen. You could make it splash on the eggs extremely easy. I use perlite and put enough water in it so that it's a bit less then quicksand. Then I put a piece of paper towel on it then the diffuser panel. I also keep my incubator very humid so I dont need press and seal. The humidity in the tub is 99 and the humidity in the interior is 99 so my condensation is on the walls of my incubator instead of the egg tub.
I don't think plastic wrap would breathe enough, may dry out too much with holes. You can get press and seal on Amazon.com, here's a link: amzn.to/2XTgaNU
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures thanks a lot! but is a seal really necessary? thinking of maybe just using the lid since I know people who doesn't use the wrap. Would love to hear your advice. thanks!
Maternal incubation takes alot out of the female. I did a experiment one year where I incubated all my clutches but 2. Thanks 2 clutches that were maternally incubated out of 8 eggs only 4 made it and the female didn't eat for a total of 11 months its really not good for the female if you were to give her a season off in-between clutches I guess you would be ok.
i know a breeder thats been hatching ball python eggs for 20 years and he puts them right in the vermiculite without the egg crate, i called him out on it but he said hes never lost an egg so why change now, plus he told me to never cut my eggs it makes for weaker hatchlings
It depends on how wet the substrate is, if it's too wet it will not work. Here is a video that explains it way better than I ever could: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p_26EummYHo.html Here is another video that shows how to make a water only (no substrate at all) incubator: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TKor0MLLWC4.html Both videos are by very reputable breeders. There is not only one way to correctly incubate eggs, however the only way to incorrectly incubate eggs is if the eggs die before they are hatched.
I've seen all kinds of stuff used, you can use pearlite, vermiculite, put them right in the vermiculate or pearlite or put them on egg crate, I've even seen just water under the egg crate with no other media. Everyone has their own technique, some people even use a dilute bleach solution to soak their eggs before incubation. Some people leave the eggs with the snake too. I just prefer to use the technique that I'm showing on the video, not saying it's the only way, just one of the ways you can do it.
