Walterinnesia aegyptia CB2011

Hey,

last year our female ate within 4 hours after laying, all 20 perfect round shiny eggs. This year we only got 7 eggs and one went bad really fast. The other 2 eggs that we're in the same little plastic container soon had a bit of mold on them as well. I wiped it away gentlly with a tiny bit of pure alcohol like two times. After those two times I decided to leave them and hope fot the best. Friends that came over were all convinced they wouldn't hatch but I saw worse eggs hatch. Today the first little Desert Cobra came out of the worst egg. Half an hour later the second one showed his shiny little head. I have good hope that all eggs will hatch now. It's not a lot but I would be really happy with 6 babies. Allthough the baby that I raised had to be forcefed for like 6 months so not looking forward to go through that again. Allthough these are from me and one of my best mates so I don't have to do it alone.

A picture I just took. Not really sharp, I know but didn't want to keep flashing.

Walterinnesia aegyptia CB2011 133js

Woohooo!!! Very Happy

Cheers, Ro.

Again congratulations Ro.
Breathtaking,
Relly nice breeding Smile

Congrats Ro!

They are really cool. Not something commonly seen here in the US. At least not that I've seen.

Please feel free to keep us updated!

Eli

Congrats mate(s)!! Very cool to see the picture now!

Thanks guys! Really pleased that I didn't throw this egg out. Shocked

@Eli; The're not commonly seen en bred in Europe either. I will post an update once in a while. Will start them up with forcefed mousetails.

A little sidenote, I bought these allready as a breeding pair.

The're funny animals. A bit Pseudechis like but more lazy. The adult animals are fairly placid most of the times. Once in a while one has a bad mood and than they huff and puff, but that's a rare event. The little ones do show attitude and try to look big and dangerous as almost all small youngsters do.

Cheers, Ro.

Very cool Ro.

Congratulations Ro,
it nice to see, that you breed again with the couple! Hope that the offsprings will acceped now a little bit faster the regular food.

Congrats Ro! I like Walterinnesia very much! Good luck with starting up these beauties Smile

Big congratulations Smile

Very nice Ro!!

Congrats!

!bier

congrats Ro!!

congrats Ro,

very nice animals to see.
i wonder if they hood just the same as the najas do.
or can you compare withe aspidelaps.
i don't know much about this snake.
and how is the venom of those black desert beauties.

cheers,

Thanks folks! The're a bit slow with totally coming out. Probably because my handsome face keeps looking from above.

@Twan; They don't really have a hood.

Venom; Postsynaptic neurotoxins

I don't think that there are a lot of accurate bite reports and I've read things from local swelling to a big possibility that you could die. clown

I'm not really interested in venom, maybe somebody else has a bite report or something?

Some sites stated that the length of an adult is 0.50m. Our adult couple is at least 130cm. Thick bodied as well.

Cheers, Ro.

Jan Jonkman wrote:: !bier

!bier

Cheers, Ro.

congrats mate..

Ro vd Bergh wrote:: Thanks folks! The're a bit slow with totally coming out. Probably because my handsome face keeps looking from above.

@Twan; They don't really have a hood.

Venom; Postsynaptic neurotoxins

I don't think that there are a lot of accurate bite reports and I've read things from local swelling to a big possibility that you could die.
I'm not really interested in venom, maybe somebody else has a bite report or something?

Some sites stated that the length of an adult is 0.50m. Our adult couple is at least 130cm. Thick bodied as well.

Cheers, Ro.

well Ro,

I don't interested in venom also but it was only a question because i wonder how deathly a bite could be of those snakes and how powerfull the venom is.
i didn't read or heard much about the desert cobras but its really interested thats for sure.
i hope that all eggs come out and that they are doing well. Very Happy

Greetzzz

Thanks both!

Still only 2 showed their face and the second was totally out. I just moved him to a little plastic container and his attitude was allready there.
Huffing, puffing and trying to get away from the big scary predator.

I will wait till tonight or tomorrow before I start cutting.

Cheers, Ro.

Peekaboo!

I just looked briefly but I think the first two are 1.1
Good stuff...

Cheers, Ro.

Sweet!!

pm me when they are going for sale..

Very nice Ro!

Any more came and took a peek?

Yes, without cutting number 3, 4 and 5 showed their little head today. One is allready out of those 3. The last one will probably open his shell tonight.

Very pleased with the result so far.

Cheers, Ro.

So Cool

Okay, last one, number 6 just hatched. Well, popped his head out. Sweet.

Two of the last ones were 3 times as big as a little one I once bought when it was 3 months old! Really big animals.
And I'm sure those 2 are female as well btw. Good times.

Cheers, Ro.

Very nice, that sounds promising!

Now you just have to go through the feeding part..

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