I just got my first snake, a milk snake, yesterday and she now has seven eggs! I plan on keeping the tank temperature at about 84 degrees, and keeping sphegnum moss around the eggs so they don‘t dry up. Is this a good plan? also, how should I care for the new hatchlings? what should I feed them? please help, this is my first snake and I dont want the eggs/ hatchlings to die.
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As through my advise u should give them to zoo. If u don't like this idea then separate the egg from her mother as snakes live their eggs just after laying them. as they might feed on their young ones. cover those eggs with sand and keep the tank warm as this is enough to keep them alive. and after hatching feed them on small mice or whatever u feed her mother.
Do not cover them in sand like the first answer said. This will cause them to dry out. And zoos don't normally accept animals. Anyway, it's normally best to remove the eggs from the cage. Put them in a container with vermiculite or perlite. The moss could work as well, but just make sure to keep it slightly moist. Snake eggs need to be kept at 100% humidity. Snake eggs dry out easily and will die. And don't turn them over. You can keep them in an air tight container and opening it weekly will give the eggs enough fresh oxygen to keep them alive. Too many holes in a container will cause them to dry out. I prefer keeping milk snake eggs at 80 to 82 degrees. The eggs take about 60 days to hatch. You'll need to separate the babies after they hatch since milk snakes are cannabilistic. They'll go through their first shed at about a week of age and then you can offer them their first meal, a small pinky mouse. They usually won't take frozen/thawed right away, so I give them live pinkies for the first few meals to get them started.
