04-03-2014, 02:33 PM
This is Earl with Caitrin just before she laid her eggs. He is very protective of her.
![[Image: IMG_6254.JPG]](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-c5UYGK9z36A/UzzhFZIH54I/AAAAAAAABcs/kvRl1uze-BQ/w727-h545-no/IMG_6254.JPG)
This is the egg laying box and as you can see, Earl has climbed in there with Caitrin.
![[Image: IMG_6255.JPG]](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XIk5sSwqH7k/UzzhJQ3zh7I/AAAAAAAABc0/nB4Vxtvug70/w727-h545-no/IMG_6255.JPG)
It is a little crowded, but after checking it out Earl has settled in to keep Caitrin company.
![[Image: IMG_6257.JPG]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-V_D-Ob6PUh4/UzzhSaSGLOI/AAAAAAAABdE/nPTCRvlyysc/w727-h545-no/IMG_6257.JPG)
With the best of intentions, he is not giving her much room to lay her eggs.
![[Image: IMG_6258.JPG]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EtkxIuzWnDI/UzzhY-HjGrI/AAAAAAAABdM/axnRM1obXJ0/w727-h545-no/IMG_6258.JPG)
I did have to move him out, but just long enough for Caitrin to lay her eggs in peace. I am sure she appreciates the thought, but egg laying takes a lot out of a girl and she needs space and peace.
There we are, snake eggs ready to go into the incubator.
![[Image: IMG_6265.JPG]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0ZrgtaiepsY/UzzhjYrCQDI/AAAAAAAABdc/tGxl4zFqN1U/w727-h545-no/IMG_6265.JPG)
They go into a smaller box with peat moss to keep them from drying out.
![[Image: IMG_6264.JPG]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ziMIjr6dKGE/UzzhgR6VI4I/AAAAAAAABdU/EviqLDJrMuQ/w727-h545-no/IMG_6264.JPG)
Then they are covered with sphagnum moss and the lid placed on the box. They need to be warm and moist. Nine weeks and there will be babies.
Meanwhile Caitrin and Earl are back together sleeping off the ordeal. After all, it is hard on a fellow to become a father like that.
This is the egg laying box and as you can see, Earl has climbed in there with Caitrin.
It is a little crowded, but after checking it out Earl has settled in to keep Caitrin company.
With the best of intentions, he is not giving her much room to lay her eggs.
I did have to move him out, but just long enough for Caitrin to lay her eggs in peace. I am sure she appreciates the thought, but egg laying takes a lot out of a girl and she needs space and peace.
There we are, snake eggs ready to go into the incubator.
They go into a smaller box with peat moss to keep them from drying out.
Then they are covered with sphagnum moss and the lid placed on the box. They need to be warm and moist. Nine weeks and there will be babies.
Meanwhile Caitrin and Earl are back together sleeping off the ordeal. After all, it is hard on a fellow to become a father like that.

Catherine