It's egg laying time

[Catherine]

I think it makes a difference that I live in Canada. We have very cold winters and most snakes don't double clutch. Even inside in a temperature controlled tank they are still affected by the weather.
When I bred dwarf hamsters they hibernated when it turned cold and dark outside. It was not cold and dark inside, but they still hibernated. Nothing I could do would change them.

How long was your female?
I don't think I have heard of clutches that big here. Of course our corn snakes would be from different stock. I have some larger ones, but some of the more delicate colours are smaller snakes.

Earl was the exception. He was 68 inches long when he died. Raven was 56 inches. There son is at least 50-55 inches maybe even bigger. Petra wasn't 40 inches, but she was an Aztec pattern and almost a lavender colour. She was always a fragile snake and she only lived 9 years. I think Earl was around 20 years old when he died. There is a lot of variation within the species.
I am crossing a daughter of Petra to a son of Earl. I have a couple of babies that I kept from their first clutch. I think they have Earl's vigour with Petra's beauty. I am not yet sure if they are males or females.

There second clutch is due to hatch in two weeks. I can't wait to see what we get this year.