My bull snake just lay ed 8 eggs what do i do just leave them alone?

Question

she layed them on top of the sand in the cage is that where they should stay? what should the temp be? should i spray the sand with water? another thing the eggs are collapsing or sucking in but i shined a flashlight through them and there is what apperes to be veins in them, does that mean they are viable?

Answer 1

The female bullsnake lays 12 to 18 eggs in one mating season. After the eggs have been layed the female leaves the eggs to hatch and raise themselves. After 9 to 11 weeks the eggs will hatch and go out to find food on their own. The babies are born about 12 to 18 inches long upon their hatching.

Answer 2

If you leave them alone, they will shrivel up and ide. And DO NOT mist them with water like Tiffany K is saying, getting water on the eggs will kill them. She's obviously never had snake eggs before. You need some perlite or vermiculite, available in the garden section of Home Depot or Lowe's. Fill a small tupperware container halfway with the perlite or vermiculite. Add enough water to the substrate so it's moist, but not so moist that it drips water if you squeeze a handful. Bury the eggs halfway in the substrate. But first, mark the tops of the eggs with an "x" so you always keep them right side up. Don't put any airholes in the container, just open it once a week to allow new air in for the eggs. Keep it somewhere in the low 80's until you can buy an incubator or get one made.

Veins mean they are fertile. They are denting in bvecause they are on sand. You need to get them off of the sand and do like I said above or you will lose them in another day or two. Sand is dry and the eggs need 100% humidity, but you can't get them wet.

Answer 3

NO!!!!!!! Do not touch them!!!!!!! Get someone over like someone who is good with reptiles! Do not do anything!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

leave them. if they start to dry out, mist them with water. unless it is with a male snake, they are not fertile.

Answer 5

do EXACTLY what madsnakeman said to do but dont waste any time in making an incubator.  go get one that you can use for chicken eggs...thats what i use for my snake eggs.  do NOT let the person at the store where you get the incubator talk you into getting an egg turner that will kill your eggs (the salesman tried to talk us into one but we knew better).  you can get chicken incubators at feed stores there is usually a feed store somewhere in every community. (gebo's or some farm store nearby.)  if all else fails call the snake store and find out where to get an incubator they can probably tell you.

Good luck!