Experiment Results! Incubating Snake Eggs in our Bullsnake's Cage!

Results are in!! We incubated half of a clutch of snake eggs inside our bullsnake's enclosure, and the other half in an incubator, to see which method hatched more/bigger babies. The results are surprising!
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[@Slicedpineappple]

I super appreciate how much you guys try to let the snakes hatch naturally with a little intervention as possible! I've tried watching other channels similar to yours but hated how they were pulling snakes out of their eggs as soon as they pipped/were cut open.

[@_Fizel_]

Yeah. And these are pets so a bit of help is expected. Cause there's a major difference between a baby that died because of a bad egg tooth and literally drowned in its own egg, and a baby dying because of say that major spine kink in one of the last few clutches...

[@scarlitamolita4765]

What KZbinrs are doing this?

[@Tell-Your-Dog-I-Said-Hi]

@@scarlitamolita4765 Brian barzark

[@chellox68]

Yes, this was the first reptile channel I watched and when I watched others and saw them pulling bby snakes out of the eggs I was horrified

[@kerseykrewzoo]

@@Tell-Your-Dog-I-Said-Hi Brian doesn't do that anymore from what I've seen. We can't hold things against people when they've made the effort to change bad habits/practices. If you watch his more recent egg cutting videos, he doesn't pull them from the egg even if he has to untangle an umbilical cord. People make mistakes, but if they learn from them and change how they're doing things it's a lesson learned and it should be acknowledged as such rather than thrown up constantly even though they're no longer doing that negative thing.

[@FluffyMuffinCentral]

“Goop looks good.” -Emily in every egg video

[@Elsheepherder]

haha!

[@katiem.7040]

Hopefully in every eggo video! Better than the alternative.

[@sofirustle8409]

Put that on a shirt

[@dacomplex1Yuhanhan.hanna-Xia]

@@sofirustle8409 YAS

[@cloudedfreedom6286]

It’s a tradition

[@annabanana9863]

I must add. For the weighing, you probably need to weigh them the same amount of days after they hatch. Cause the lot that hatched first might have lost some weight in general cause they are older and havnt fed yet. And vis versa.

[@snowpuppies1]

I did think that would likely be more accurate.

[@arynphillips5888]

True, but also a scale that only weighs to the nearest gram is not going to give a ton of accuracy for this. I'm surprised they haven't gotten a scale with more accuracy. Especially when they weigh hognoses, you will see a clear size difference and they will both come out as 3 grams, and one is probably 2.5 and the other 3.4.

[@cicelypatterson3927]

I like how gentle you guys are with the animals, all the time, no matter what. All the other bigger "tougher" KZbinrs, I feel like they just be yanking snakes and other animals around, either out of the cage, out of the box, out of the egg, whatever whatever. I'm always thinking "hey hey calm down now" or "whoa no need to whip the poor guy around" you are always very understanding of the animals behavior in a way that's very sweet but also very safe

[@GingTheCatAndHuman]

+ Brian (which is sadly dead but checks on snakes if they have not hatched past due date and then them to come out on their own)

[@BloodyandBlackRoses]

The weight difference can result in the ones hatching first had a week of absorbing their yolk with no food to compensate for the energy spent on moving around and living in general. And the freshly hatched babys are still full of yolk. Similar to human babys drop up to 10% of their birth weight during the first days until Moms Milk is fully there. To compare the babys better in a future experiment, you should weigh them the day they hatch and compare to the second half when they hatch later. Sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes. English is not my native language

[@oogalaboo]

I just commented about this too, I wish I'd seen your comment first 😂 That would be an interesting experiment, to see if it's typical for baby snakes to lose weight during that small window of time, and how much weight is typical to lose.

[@arynphillips5888]

Yes! I commented, too. Though I think they would need a more accurate scale to see that % change, since theirs rounds to the nearest gram. 10% of a 6 gram snake might not change the reading!

[@Marzi29]

Yeah... and the small sample size doesn't help either. The bigger clutch had both the smallest baby (20g) and the largest baby (26g) which might have skewed things a little. I'd love to see this done with a larger clutch and with weights taken at the same age!

[@rosestar7078]

Doing the test with a larger clutch and using statistical analysis to see if the babies are significantly larger would be useful.

[@mushroom5209]

Oh that makes sense!

[@rosiebuds4015]

i still have a slight fear or snakes but these videos have definitely helped! it’s hard to be scared when they’re just little babies

[@dannikris3696]

I agree, that’s what eased my fear as well lol babies of any species are too cute to resist

[@realcanadiangirl64]

@@dannikris3696 Except for when they're the babies who live around me. Rattlesnake babies! Lol

[@dannikris3696]

@@realcanadiangirl64 Omg you’re so right 😂 stay safe!

[@NotBoringAnimeEdits]

@@realcanadiangirl64 rattlesnakes are some of the cutest snakes out there tho dangerous or not

[@MissMistressNerd]

This channel is how I overcame my fear of snakes too! I even ‘pet’ a snake at an animal show. The baby hatching videos are the best first step in my opinion. Good luck on overcoming your fear of snakes!

[@kennarosenbalm6260]

Lol I died a little every time they called the cancer egg a pisces… However adorable babies and another great video as always!

[@avenlealeibrecht3512]

Lol me too I'm a Pisces and I was questioning my knowledge

[@user-on3kr8gg9x]

Me too😂

[@estherduncan66]

The way Emily and Ed have changed throughout all the videos is just amazing Ed stopped being camera shy and from serious voices and worse audio their probably now the best reptile KZbinrs out there thank you for teaching all of us about these lovely creatures (love u)

[@laurenrozzi6931]

Fun Fact: rubbing alcohol gets Sharpie off most smooth surfaces, like bins or the name tags :) in case you run out of room for genetics when you cross them out

[@sorenscreams]

You can also use an expo marker. Cover the sharpie completely and then wipe it off.

[@kellymartin2603]

So does hand sanitizer, because it contains alcohol.

[@randomrabbit3161]

So if the parents are 2 different strains of axanthic, what does that mean for the babies genetics-wise? Does it mean that they have the genes for both and present for neither? Would they in turn be able to breed with a partner of either strain and have axanthic babies? The little honker is absolutely adorable

[@derAtze]

I suspect they are mutations in the same areas but affect those differently, so one animal couldn't have a working copy of both genes, but that's just a guess

[@ashdragon4000]

Ooh good question

[@SnakeDiscovery]

It means that all babies are 100% Miami axanthic (what their mother Shakira is), and 50% het ballum axanthic, assuming that's the strain of axanthic Mr. SYG is het for :)

[@derAtze]

@@SnakeDiscovery so they could both work if an animal is homozygous for either mutation?

[@kerseykrewzoo]

@@derAtze I believe it would be a case where they either get one or the other but not both, though I could be wrong as I'm definitely not an expert.

[@PhoenixRoseYT]

These hatching vids really put into perspective how tiny my hoggie is 😂 he was born over the summer and is about 8.5 inches now, while the other species are bigger right out of the egg! 😊

[@anntowle1706]

You should see a newborn Green Anaconda, they are bigger than my full-grown California Kingsnake... My little hoggie is only about a month old. I've never dealt with such a tiny snake, I was afraid he wouldn't be able to swallow a day-old pinkie but he eats like a champ! They are such cute little guys. 😍

[@andrewhamilton9816]

Hey Snake Discovery! I just want to chime in and say that I think you guys are a wonderful presence in the reptile community and I greatly appreciate all you guys do for the community and how wonderful the content you guys produce is. I genuinely want to live this kind of life where I can live with and work with animals as an actual career path that's my entire future goal and seeing keepers like you really helps motivate me to keep my dream of working with animals alive.

[@juliacoulthard2380]

Woah look at the incubator! It’s huge so exciting for all the babies!

[@jeffreylank8778]

Hi can i ask u a question please

[@jovan7258]

@@jeffreylank8778 go ahead

[@juliacoulthard2380]

@@jeffreylank8778 sure what’s up?

[@_veronica_r]

@@jeffreylank8778 What do you need answered?

[@juliacoulthard2380]

@@_veronica_r the suspense is killing me, I hope it will last

[@shadowcatanya]

That wasn't Pisces, that was Cancer! (Referring to 4:30) In regards to the difference in size, you also have to take into account that the ones in the incubator hatched almost a week sooner so those snakes had an extra week to grow.

[@sleepyj9123]

I was looking for this comment lol. I see how people get it confused but I'm not a feesh.

[@shadowcatanya]

@@sleepyj9123 I couldn't resist saying it. I'm not big into Zodiac signs but I am proud of my own sign. I did the same thing of looking, couldn't find, and had to correct it.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Right. The two parts of the sign ♋ are actually meant to resemble the claws of the crab that is the symbolic creature of Cancer.

[@PanBoi64]

Technically the weight experiment wasn't perfect, considering one tub of babies were older than the others (even if it was only a couple days). I think weighing them all the day after all have hatched, and then weighing the others the day after they hatch as well. It would make it a little more accurate 😊

[@siouxmouland5948]

Just a thought. The incubator babies were older and because they digested their egg yolk longer could have lost weight over the longer time out of the egg. Besides a larger sample size you would need to weigh all the babies on the same day out of the egg.

[@Kiterpuss]

Those patternless babies are so pretty. The first two look like rose gold and brass.

[@dannikris3696]

The M with the point on the end is Scorpio! The point resembles the stinger of a Scorpion 🦂 it’s actually very fitting because snakes are also associated with Scorpios ☺️

[@jeffreylank8778]

Hi can i ask u a question please

[@dannikris3696]

@@jeffreylank8778 what’s up Jeff? Can I call ya Jeff? Ask away lol

[@lancehayes9983]

The bronze and copper coloring on the patternless babies looks so awesome.

[@KianaWolf]

Emily's enthusiasm is always so infectious. :3

[@ChasExoticCabin]

That’s what I love about the channel both Emily and Ed are enthusiastic about them

[@pandaghost6]

If you breed her next year, have you considered doing this with a clutch of Brad's? Since hers tend to be bigger normally?

[@scottkiley2866]

Oh my god! I’m glad it went well. The babies sticking their head out is so adorable! 7:50

[@theilluminati682]

Pssst! It's 'their' not 'there'! :P

[@scottkiley2866]

@@theilluminati682 ok, it’s just a KZbin comment, not a dang essay.

[@taylorwylie1044]

I love how you give them the space to come out on their own with a little support and attempt to save them if they're struggling. It's very responsible and kind.

[@lorrainemunoa791]

emily doing baby voices at the eggs even when it's the hundredth of hundreds of clutches she's seen hatch... So cute. "You're blowin' spitbubbles!"

[@annetheelf8174]

I'm so excited to see tricolors, I remember them saying the first clutch went bad but that the female had like 2 more clutches so I hope they made it! Also I haven't heard them mention the MBK's so I think the eggs might've gone bad but I hope they didn't

[@geocatears8926]

Same here

[@grobby6454]

A video on how you ship the babies out would be so interesting!

[@Jeppesen76]

On average the incubator hatchlings were heavier but the one small one weighing 20g ruined it for them. The biggest was in the incubator. So I would say that one was too small a sample size to make judgements on. 😊 But it’s interesting to see these results.

[@lidiaf9598]

The incubator babies were lighter. If we do not include the outlier, the incubator babies sum up 23/24/26=73g while the enclosure babies sum 25/24/25=74g. Even without the 20g baby the incubator babies had an average lighter weight, and their weight was more inconsistent, while the enclosure babies had more stable weight

[@ella_irene2161]

There should be a shirt with “ goop looks good” lol

[@aliblue3605]

Gatorland and Snake Discovery are the only reptile channels I watch. AKA the most responsible animal caregivers I’ve noticed on KZbin.

[@dragonshadow4145]

Wicken’s wicked reptiles does a different style but is responsible, particularly he advocates for very large cage sizes, and goherping has a very good video on the spider gene and its ethics

[@cynthiab3168]

JTB reptiles, reptiles and research, animals at home, Lori Torrini also take very good care of thier animals

[@Violetangel676]

Viperkeeper is pretty good too

[@Amy-and-Ozzy]

Dingo dinkleman is amazing

[@lorrainemunoa791]

You might also like Clint's Reptiles. He and Snake Discovery have done collabs.

[@DRAG0NSPIRIT10]

That was very interesting to learn there's two strains of axanthic with bullsnakes, I wonder what the difference is with them and why they're incompatible. I almost wondered if the more vibrant patternless was a hypo patternless or something, probably not though (I've only seen albino patternless and now standard patternless). Probably just a pretty patternless as there's always variation in morphs :).

[@ettinakitten5047]

Probably different genes. I know in humans they've identified at least a dozen different genes for albinism, for example. If they're in different genes, then a snake het for both would just be normal.

[@DRAG0NSPIRIT10]

@@ettinakitten5047 Very interesting.

[@billiemello7426]

After watching your videos for years, it’s still so exciting to see that you’re learning new stuff all the time. Thank you letting us come on these lil journeys with you 🥰

[@speedwaymethadrine]

as a gemini (and a snake lover) i'm glad the gemini baby hatched! and it looks cool :D

[@mekeylacaldwell7632]

Hey Emily and Ed! I love your channel. I am terrified of snakes but love the education that you give. I hope to visit Snake Discovery one day soon. And by the way 69 is Cancer, by zodiac sign😉. Continued success to you guys💜💜

[@amybryan4450]

I specifically went looking for someone to make this comment. As a Pisces with a cancer moon I was about to say something.

[@ashersamphibiansandreptiles]

I love those bulls!! Will the Pepsi incubator video ever come out? Did the akies ever hatch? Great video!

[@alyssamcdorman1430]

The Akies went bad as far as I’m aware…

[@huzaefahsyed5525]

@@alyssamcdorman1430 noooooooo

[@doctorcrew2388]

@@alyssamcdorman1430 noooooooo

[@rosannal4493]

I am waiting for the Pepsi incubator video to come out

[@cuecard1872]

“Goop looks good.” The 3 words we all love to hear in these hatching videos! 😅

[@Cowqueen22]

I love how in every baby video you mention the “baby smell” but I still don’t exactly know what it smells like😂

[@nicholashodgkin]

hahaha 😂

[@naavaklikoff2880]

Thank you for making such educational videos. I am really interested in snakes and I might get one in the future. So it’s really good too be able to watch interesting videos that also helps me get a little bit more educated and get me even more interested on the subject!

[@audreyclaire86]

Yay for snake babies. So happy to finally have the results in from this experiment. I love the patternless they’re gorgeous.

[@acarolinalobato]

I just started watching these videos and I absolutely adore how yall talk to the baby snakes how I talk to my dog! lol “Oh my goodness, what a baby!”

[@ealden]

I need a compilation of all the honker babies! It's just so cute, I can't stop rewatching that part!

[@pamelapilling6996]

I wonder if the average weights would be closer if the warmer babies had been weighed the day after emerging?

[@fatemehmaryam2419]

So excited about all the surprises! Hopefully will be able to get to see them all when you upload them!

[@lindsayschmidt2177]

I love the honking bulls so much! Hissing still makes me a little nervous (I’ve never heard my ball python hiss) but the honking is so adorable.

[@bugtalk84]

I just love the way there's so much enthusiasm in these egg hatching videos 😊

[@TheCrewIsAwesome]

This experiment is so important! Your videos are awesome!

[@constantconfusion4199]

More babies? Yay!!! Cant wait to see them ^^

[@JojoUnicorn]

im so happy its finaly up and ready for incubation, love watching all the content and love the staff and all the animals xx

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

I'm always most excited for HOGNOSE!!!! They are the best!!!! 😍😍😍

[@A-v-a-112]

Yay more babies and I love the honking ones!🐍🐍

[@shadowcat6832]

New video yay!! So excited to see some adorable babies :)

[@KBGazer]

That first pattern less is so pretty! Looks like rose gold.

[@SangosEvilTwin]

I absolutely ADORE that coppery patternless bab! So pretty!

[@Nightfairy27]

the 69 is cancer which is july and my sign for july 7th :) Also are we getting any videos of garter snakes this year? Those are my favorites aside from the hognose snakes. :)

[@chrisgenova8302]

Could the weight average have to do with time absorbing yolks? I sort of lead to think that the few days different in hatching could account for the average weight difference. Fun video though. Worth while experiment

[@AniFam]

Such a great success!! Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@karenmarie7654]

I love those sassy babies! They act all tough and mighty but are so small. Lol Thanks for another great baby video.

[@ZeFroz3n0ne907]

Keep us posted on their devolopment, curious to see if they eat different and grow in relation to their warmer siblings, and their personalities/sassyness.

[@Littlepup93]

I am a Sagittarius and the fact that the Sagittarius egg in the enclosure made it makes me smile so much.

[@shadownightguard]

Omg yes me too! ♐️ forever!

[@vivica9227]

Just gimme allll the babies! They're so adorable! ❤ I can't ever get enough of the hatching videos.

[@yarnwitch]

So fun! I hope the MBK's made it. Those ones I'm super excited about.

[@0keyd0kei]

I’m excited for these babies! They r SOOOO cute :3 🎉❤

[@Sonicsis]

I never get bored of baby videos!

[@anonview]

Wow! So they really do have pattern-less genes. Still, I'm impressed that your viewers are so vigilant and care so much about your noodle babies. On another note: As a Taurus, yes, we do be making spit bubbles in our spare time. 😁

[@pecm1114]

I love the videos I've been a big fan and I'm trying to convince my mom to buy me my first snake

[@Toucan_Drawz]

I hope that works out! What species would you want to get?

[@sambrennan2917]

I'm 22 and I'm still trying 😂 I hope u get your snake!💚💚💚

[@YeahTheCupboard]

Coming from somebody who literally JUST convinced their mom to get a snake, I hope all goes well and I have a feeling it will ;) super excited for you!

[@duckysmcdonalds8848]

Same

[@pecm1114]

@@Toucan_Drawz I want a ball python

[@YeahTheCupboard]

So happy about these results being posted! Very excited. (ALSO LOOK AT THE LITTLE NOSESSSS)

[@Thurston86]

This was a neat experiment. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@vivyaong]

it's almost 1:30am here, I really should sleep now and I was just looking for something to fall asleep to. No better way to end my day than watching new baby noodles

[@sky_idk7]

The babies are going to be so cute 😍

[@contra1124]

I assume the higher average weight of the babies is due to the longer incubation period, not [just] the colder temperature - but I would really be interested in a repeat of this experiment with a bigger sample size, as their weights were so close together that it could be a coincidence

[@GlitzyWitch]

I love how the babies chill out with their heads popping out the eggs ❤❤❤

[@alioli7633]

Can't wait for more babies! I love bull snakes❤

[@emmaedele1754]

Hi everybody!!! So happy to see more babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@IISheireenII]

Imagine keeping all the honking snakes and breed them to get a consistent line of honkers :D

[@nibbledrake14]

thanks for the clarification on Creamsicle!

[@Cute-Zie]

Emily and Ed are my absolute favorite couple of all time! Big or small we love em all !! 🐍🐉 Ed: although the incubator did have better odds for patternless 😅😍 I just love yous!

[@cucumbersketchup1778]

Do you think you’d ever try to breed cali kings? Or are they boring lol, cause I have one and I don’t see too much content on them. Honestly I don’t even know if mine is a cali king cause he doesn’t look like one so I was curious on your takes of the species or something like that! Love the vids and those baby’s are so stinking cute!

[@abigailt4925]

This was really cool, but shouldn’t you have weighed the higher temp group like a day after they hatched so they were weighed at the same age as the lower temp?

[@jaymiller9724]

I'm always excited to see baby bullsnakes. They're my absolute favorite snakes.

[@Bear_the_shepherd]

I'm excited to find out how everything went... 🤞🏻

[@clyde9216]

yay the incubator is built! It probably has been for a little bit, there are enough eggs to make up for last year

[@scarlettwhitecross1026]

My hope is that you guys were able to hatch some baby Womas!! Having just got one a few months ago I would LOVE to see a details facts video about them. Mine does this huffy little puff sometimes and I would like to know if that’s a normal thing for here or if I should be concerned.. but she’s been acting normal otherwise and she only does that little huff some times.. 🤗🤗

[@sunburst3476]

Every snake discovery hatching video checklist: -"goop looks good" -spicy ramen noodles -baby smell (not present) -blood is normal (not present) -baby shean -baby strikes -sneks escaping -mom/dad showcase

[@jessicajohnson3118]

I love the baby Hognoses. So cute.

[@RidesOnLongBus]

When you called the eggs with the cancer symbol a Pisces I was saying put loud no that cancer! Lol

[@nekorosie7235]

Calls a cancer sign a Pisces 🤣💀 it's okay it's about the bebe snakes not the zodiac signs

[@gamingboys5238]

I just really want to say thank you because your channel has inspired me and now I have got a pet woma python 😊

[@jameskhristy6257]

YAY !!!!!! I've been waiting for BULLSNAKES SHSHSHSHS

[@PrincessAliceDarling]

*cries in scorpio* "fishermans tail" XD

[@jeffreylank8778]

Hi can i ask u a question please

[@PrincessAliceDarling]

@@jeffreylank8778 hmmm?

[@jeffreylank8778]

@@PrincessAliceDarling Are u a girl i ask

[@PrincessAliceDarling]

@@jeffreylank8778 very much a girl

[@jeffreylank8778]

@@PrincessAliceDarling Can i be ur boy.friend please

[@Namaikhan]

I'm excited to find out if the green tree pythons produced any babies, since there was breeding activity in the zoo! I'm also curious to see who mama gets paired with next year, since MSG *does* throw patternless with her, but is incompatible on the axanthic line. Do you have a male who is/het for Miami axanthic?

[@tessie1979]

This was a GREAT video! Gorgeous babies and mamma. Oh and Ed.. you look awesome with a beard!! 👍❣😜

[@auraredfeather6171]

I love all the baby videos, but I'm most excited for the False Water Cobras! I want to see some tiny hoods 🥺

[@Elsheepherder]

Emily, I have a couple questions, is their a type of poisonous garter snake? how is doug? and how is Cheyenne and rex? Thanks For The Amazing Videos!

[@snakewithapen5489]

There are no venomous garter snakes (well there are, but their venom is so weak and specialized for small prey it only causes mild irritation in people, so no dangerous ones) but some garter snakes are poisonous! They eat frogs and insects that may contain toxins, and those toxins get concentrated in their livers, which can poison you if you eat them.

[@kittybun8845]

I've also heard that babies incubated at a lower temperature generally grow up to have less health issues, so perhaps this practice is worth continuing.

[@pariscapri1594]

I just want to say that I am terrified of snakes but love watching all of your snake videos 🫣😂

[@LittleBlueAngelDuck]

Love it that the Pepsi fridge is ready and now you have two magical Incubators

[@bruhmingo]

Strange how you didn’t want to use the new incubator because you didn’t know what the outcome would be, but you decided to “experiment” with a far less predictable method.

[@raphaelwilliams1820]

Oh, they didn’t even have the new incubator done when this clutch was laid because they put it off for weeks. They only actually put it together after they completely ran out of room and were forced to do this “experiment”. Then framed it as if whether their babies live is a fun game.

[@buffya8012]

So many adorably sassy Bullsnake babies!!…. The M with a tail (or fish hook😂) is Scorpio ♏️ just to let you know,but I haven’t a clue about the others ,I just know mine!😂

[@cdelane3335]

It makes sense they are in the egg longer getting more nutrients. Interesting experiment!! I would like to see with bigger clutch.

[@kalicunningham9139]

Yes what I’ve been waiting for!

[@barbeej89]

Such a fun video! Science + snakes!