Rat snake laid eggs what now

[Dragon]

My ratsnake laid eggs. What do I do now? She laid one yesterday, a dud and this morning another one in the moss. It looks healthy. Must I take it out or wait and see if she lay's more? Help please

[neko]

How many did she lay? What size is she? What type of rat snake is it?

I assume she lay the eggs in a nesting box? Once you're sure she's laid everything, remove the eggs and put them in an incubator. Remember not to rotate the eggs, as you'll drown the embrio.

Also make sure she's lain all her eggs. I think this is your taiwanese. If it is, check her carefully. They are prone to eggbinding.

[Dragon]

Hi pinky

yes its my tiawanese she is about 2.6, 2.7 meter long and the egg is about 3 or 4 cm long what do you mean by egg binding i saw this morning

she like's barry the eg in the peet moss

[neko]

How many has she lain? Eggbinding means that a snake retains the egg. They are incabable of passing it naturally. Sometimes calcium, exercise and soaking helps. In more extreme cases the snake has to be taken to the vet, and sometimes eggs have to be surgically removed.

Just check her when she finished laying, and make sure she doesn't have any eggs left inside her.

[Dentech]

Dragon, if a rat snake takes more than a day to lay her eggs, you should watch her carefully even more so when it's a Taiwanese. If you feel her body through and there's still eggs, you should take some steps. Have a look at the "eggbound cornsnake" topic. The eggs already laid should be incubated.

[snake-5]

nice to get taiwanese breeding u may want to give her a bit of calcium or place her in some warm water that may do the trick

[Dragon]

Hi Guys

she still only laid one egg i took the egg and put it in a container with vemicelite i dont have a incubater but i'v put the container in a era were it is 30 degree do i have to wet it every couple of day's or what

[Corncrazy]

Dragon it is easy to make a cheap incubator out of a fish tank

[Dragon]

i'f got a fish tnak and heater what do i need more to make it

[Corncrazy]

Ok put polystyrene on the outside of the fish tank, all over then fill the tank 1/4 with water, then put 2 bricks on the side.. Then get the temps right with the fish tank heater

[Dragon]

Thanks corncrazy

tell me after they laid how long till they hatch

[hammies]

It takes forever
(+- 60 days)

[Dentech]

Dragon, I would be more worried about the female that laid just one egg, than about how to build an incubator, she has to have more eggs inside, she would'nt just develop one egg. If you leave her like that she will die.

[Bushbaby]

I agree with Dentech on this one. You need to feel and loook if she still has lumps in her. Get some powder calcium and mix it with some water. Get her to drink that, tube her if needs be.

Do you have a vet close by perhaps, then he could help.

[Dragon]

Thanks Dentech

she is been taken to the vet as we speak