Re: gonyosoma incubation

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Posted by Tom on May 30, 2000 at 20:45:18:

In Reply to: gonyosoma incubation posted by tim on April 21, 2000 at 15:40:50:

gonyosoma take usually 90+ days to hatch at 80 degrees. That has been my experience. get the babies feeding on anything. I use brained cupped pinkys. with a twist- I put the pinkys in with a pair of deer mice for a few hours. then brain them, and put everybody together in a cup. save the cup. once the snakes get used to feeding in the cup you can substitute thawed , and finally skip the cup.
Good luck

: just wondering, those of you who have hatched gonyosoma, how did you do it and how long did it take? i have a clutch of eggs about 60 days old incubating on 1:1 vermiculite at 84 degrees. recently lost one obviously fertile egg. wondering if they're too hot and should i drop temp to 82? also, i was anticipating 70-80 day incubation, but saw in one (quasi-reliable) book 3-4 months! which is more realistic. while we're on the topic, anyone have luck with a technique to get babies feeding?

: thanks

: tim

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: gonyosoma take usually 90+ days to hatch at 80 degrees. That has been my experience. get the babies feeding on anything. I use brained cupped pinkys. with a twist- I put the pinkys in with a pair of deer mice for a few hours. then brain them, and put everybody together in a cup. save the cup. once the snakes get used to feeding in the cup you can substitute thawed , and finally skip the cup. : Good luck : : just wondering, those of you who have hatched gonyosoma, how did you do it and how long did it take? i have a clutch of eggs about 60 days old incubating on 1:1 vermiculite at 84 degrees. recently lost one obviously fertile egg. wondering if they're too hot and should i drop temp to 82? also, i was anticipating 70-80 day incubation, but saw in one (quasi-reliable) book 3-4 months! which is more realistic. while we're on the topic, anyone have luck with a technique to get babies feeding? : : thanks : : tim

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