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Scott W · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:24 am Post subject: Moving Eggs!

Has anyone had any experiance of moving snake eggs a few weeks after they were laid?

I'm talking about a 20 mile move, not just in and out of the incubator. Anyone know when the eggs are at their most delicate etc?

thanks.
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Gazza85 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject:

I've took eggs on the train with me from Chatham to Bexleyheath, which was about 1hr 30mins including waiting time. Just wrapped the egg box up in newspaper to hold the heat and held the tub from rocking about etc.

The eggs were about 2 days old. And all of them hatched.

Wink

Scott W · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject:

cheers Gazza, do you know of anyone who has moved older eggs with the same success?
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Gazza85 · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject:

A friend of mine has moved from Kent to Somerset lately and has got a fair few tortoise eggs of various ages, So I will ask him how he gets on in a couple of months to find out the results, But he did mention that he has found with his tortoise eggs that they do not need to be kept at a steady temp, so he said they would be fine for the move. (Fingers crossed for him).

What eggs have you gotta move? And Its normally a case of once the egg has been laid and allowed to get its steady position they are normally quite good to move about, providing you dont roll them etc.

Wink

Scott W · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject:

I'll be moving all my ball python clutches, some will be almost ready to hatch others just a wek or two old.

I'm not concerned about the temps, I'm sure a drop won't harm them, more worried about vibrations and bumps etc

thanks for the info so far Wink

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SteveL · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject:

I remember a guy in Coventry about 15 years ago he moved his whole collection including burm eggs all the way to skegness and everything survived .His misses was playing away so he legged it when she was at work Laughing

I think he had a luton van and packed them all in tight etc ,i woudnt worry to much about vibration unless your going off road etc .
are you doing a runner then Laughing

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Scott W · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:

SteveL · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject:

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JStroud · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject:

I've moved a clutch of 18 ratsnake eggs (to the pub Embarassed

) then on the train which took about four and a half hours...give or take Laughing

...and every single egg hatched successfully between 7 and 12 days later Cool

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Scott W · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: