I just have to say I absolutely love the format you use for your videos - no loud intros, no fluff, just talking snakes and showing us what we need to know. Thanks for all you do Chris!
@jrf799 ай бұрын
CHRIS, I HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE JUST USE WATER WITH THE GRATE ON TOP....AS LONG AS THE EGGS DONT GET WET, AND THEY DO FINE
@markhutchins36432 жыл бұрын
With perlite I add water till the water level is halfway up the perlite and completely seal the top with press and seal, put in incubator and forget till day 55. Never had an issue
@markhutchins36432 жыл бұрын
I have a clutch in the oven now. Wish I could post a photo
@vanherps12 жыл бұрын
I’ve given up on perlite and vermiculite. The last 4 or 5 seasons I’ve gone to having two levels of light diffusers and filling tap water up to top of first light diffuser. I have no holes in tubs and I make sure the press and seal is tight, because if it dips then the water has a spot to drip. I take off the press and seal the last week because they’re building enough heat to produce enough humidity. Have had great success so far. Good luck with your season
@finngenuity80762 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris! Serendipity SandS here... little update... Honey and Cobra are doing just fine! eating fuzzyies and thriving... 🙂
@joshuasantiago77812 жыл бұрын
I had mold on 2 eggs last yr because the water dripped off the press seal onto the eggs, I got rid of the press seal and kept a eye on the hunidy level. Both eggs went full term
@markhutchins36432 жыл бұрын
If your gonna leave an opening in your egg boxes, then add an open bucket or tub of water in the incubator and it will stop the condensation
@lukecairns20852 жыл бұрын
If your using perlite I do at least 1:2 so like 150gs perlite 300gs water at least and completely cover with press and seal till they pip then leave a corner open
@tinareaves9582 жыл бұрын
Wow wow alot of eggs. I hope they all make it. Ty for sharing, can't wait for egg cutting💪🙏🙏😍
@McVeigh32422 жыл бұрын
How funny, I just got my Very first clutch on the 4th and you made this video haha, she was a WC African female who was full of eggs. Glad to see more snake videos again. Have a great week.
@camoconstrictors63742 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on all the eggs. for information if your eggs aren't going directly on the substrate you can load it with water and you'll never have that problem. You only have to measure it if your eggs are going directly on the substrate. Is awesome video keep it up
@RNRacres2 жыл бұрын
What type of water do you use to mix with the vermiculite? I think using regular tap water helps prevent mold because of the chlorine in it.
@Personalinfo4042 жыл бұрын
awesome info! better than digging through forums.
@jrf799 ай бұрын
HEY CHRIS, WHY NO RECENT POSTS?? GREAT VIDS AND I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU.....
@ssaccoccie2 жыл бұрын
I bought vermiculite online from Josh's Frogs.
@nicktaylor91102 жыл бұрын
Eggs looking good. With the variants on height in your incubator I just wonder if you have enough fans to circulate the air. I worked at a hatchery and the amount of fans was ridiculous I thought but we had on average a 94 percent hatch rate
@pumpkinchow2 жыл бұрын
He should make a incubator like mine I’ve always had 100% hatch rate and it holds 100% humidity and temp is always spot on. I’ve hatched monitor eggs python eggs and some skink eggs and gecko eggs no problem. I don’t even use hatching substrate like vermiculite or anything anymore so it saves money. Check it out some time I did a video on it and probably do another more in depth one. I’ve been breeding reptiles for over 30 years now and I wouldn’t use any other incubator but my own. Hope you have a great day
@armands7742 жыл бұрын
Your super informative and I love your videos.
@pumpkinchow2 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍 I have eggs in my incubator now as well and can’t wait to see them hatching. I also built my own incubator and it works like a champ I’ve hatched monitor eggs and ball python eggs full term with no problems and 100% hatch rate and holds 100% humidity and temp like a pro so I don’t even need vermiculite or any hatching substrate so it saves me money as well.
@kaylamuniz14242 жыл бұрын
how did you build your own incubator?
@pumpkinchow2 жыл бұрын
@@kaylamuniz1424 I have a video of it on here
@dazedghost31892 жыл бұрын
Generally with perlite I just add water don't measure as long as the eggs don't get wet
@pascarafajar10682 жыл бұрын
nice informartion about care eggs.. thankyou 🇮🇩🇮🇩
@thinriches2 жыл бұрын
There's a video game KZbinr I watch who puts a skateboarding video at the end of his game tip videos. I feel like you could do something similar with all the content you produce. Maybe a litl 10 second best of clip from some of your footage for the other channels! Nice to see you ended up getting into super dwarfs after all! Can't wait to see the babies
@paradoxb32 жыл бұрын
Chris, it sounds to me like you need to get some more vermiculite ASAP! Looking at your local area, the Home Depot's in Golden and Colorado Springs both show "limited stock" available. (Evergreen is out.) I recently found some in a nearby town where I live and their gardening department had it palletized and stored in overhead and had to get it down with a forklift for me because it wasn't in season. Just because you can't find it on the shelf doesn't mean they don't have it!
@MotherTruckinReptiles2 жыл бұрын
If the egg is already stanky, you should pull them out. I also candle them again at 3 weeks to check on progress. Good and bad eggs are completely obvious when you do.
@markhutchins36432 жыл бұрын
Foot fungus powder for those moldy eggs. Tenacton I think it’s called. Works great to stop the mold.
@BlvckReptile2 жыл бұрын
Boom! Tuff actin tenactin. RIP John Madden
@robertbailey44542 жыл бұрын
@@BlvckReptile heh heh see its like football, but for feet! Hey he's got mud on his jersey!
@brianlamontagne4971 Жыл бұрын
Do you just sprinkled on top of the eggs?
@markhutchins3643 Жыл бұрын
@@brianlamontagne4971 yup. Completely cover mold with the powder
@brianlamontagne4971 Жыл бұрын
@@markhutchins3643 if they smell are they bad?
@adamwoolf32132 жыл бұрын
Put jock itch powder it should kill the mold men's jock itch powder it should prevent any more mold from spreading
@100camotommy Жыл бұрын
Great 411. I set the boxes up very similar. I do notice the boxes sweat on the inside. Can they sweat throughout the gestation period so long as the eggs have no direct contact with that moisture?
@babyjixbengil7052 Жыл бұрын
where is the holes of your bins?
@pythonpatrolexotics2 жыл бұрын
This is my first year and this same thing happened to me, I was surprised but how much water it took to actually get the subrate remoisturuzed
@pamelabates386111 ай бұрын
Emily from Snake Discovery uses Lotrimin powder
@Vanishedomgomg2 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you for sharing? Will you be doing a live-stream again soon? And could you show the set up you use to heat up frozen/thawed rats and mice? I usually use water to heat up my f/t but I have a few snakes whom won't take it if they're wet and they only eat it if they're dry. I haven't gotten a good method down though with heating it up from a heat lamp. Thank you!
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures2 жыл бұрын
Yes, soon!
@TJHutchExotics2 жыл бұрын
I know there are a small amount of mold spores in pretty much all types of air. I wonder if eliminating all sources of air circulation 15-30 min before putting eggs in the incubator would help. Also, do you sanitize your hands prior to handling eggs? Ps- expecting first 2 clutches amd my worst fear is mold
@daviddibble9582 жыл бұрын
You dont keep hygrometers in your egg box??
@djpythons12522 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris great clutch but the mold not good trust me you need two little pin pricks each side of egg box is help with the mold and air flow to the eggs 🥚🥚🥚🥚just two pin holes each side will help your mold problem and if you put pin holes near to the top each side will help water dripping on your eggs so cus of pin air holes you won't need press seal m8 try it will help sorry for s,a blessing ⚡💥🔥💧💦💯💜🇬🇧👑 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚
@BANANAMONKE-E2 жыл бұрын
I'm getting a juvenile IMG boa soon and planning on breeding it with another or a het IMG boa soon so this really helped I'm just worried on how much eggs there gonna have also its gonna be my first snake ALSO I do not have a incubator what do I do when I decide to pair them??
@Iknowright89182 жыл бұрын
Boas have live birth....no eggs to incubate
@kingoftheclutch81402 жыл бұрын
You gotta do some more research plz before you think about breeding boas.
@BANANAMONKE-E2 жыл бұрын
@@kingoftheclutch8140 I know thats why I'm going to learn and try my best thought I learned they are livebearers I can prepare myself and I might do it after I get two boas I will do more research before breeding boas
@thaanos71442 жыл бұрын
Do you reptile breeders pay taxes ?
@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures2 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@shawnmaver7972 жыл бұрын
Everyone pays taxes. Uncle Sam doesn't cut anyone a break especially the last 20 years
@pumpkinchow2 жыл бұрын
It used to be that if you made less than 10,000$ in 365 days you didn’t have to claim it. Now Biden came in and now anything over 600$ in 365days you have to pay taxes on. If you make money they want their cut of it for there protection and last time I checked that was called extortion🤷♂️
@trevorbraden54482 жыл бұрын
@pumpkin&chow Yeah man...... He did that speech where he whispered, Pay your fair share......😀 ....Let's Go Brandon.......