Egg sack advise , first time breeding

[Casey K.]

This has all been most helpful. My daughter and I are first time breeders and after five months with no sack and resigning ourselves to thinking we had failed, we woke up this AM to a sack from our Versicolor. The last week or so has been interesting, and we were thinking we might actually get a sack. Now the dilemma is... well, waiting but after that, do we pull it after 30 days from when we found it, or wait a bit longer? We do not want slings lose in the enclosure nor do we want a significant challenge on our hands if we pull it too soon.

What we learn/gather from this experience will only improve what we do with our GBB who, if on the same timeline, should give us a sack in October. Thanks all for this thread and any advice.

Pull it 30 days from the day you noticed it there.

 

[octanejunkie]

This has all been most helpful. My daughter and I are first time breeders and after five months with no sack and resigning ourselves to thinking we had failed, we woke up this AM to a sack from our Versicolor. The last week or so has been interesting, and we were thinking we might actually get a sack. Now the dilemma is... well, waiting but after that, do we pull it after 30 days from when we found it, or wait a bit longer? We do not want slings lose in the enclosure nor do we want a significant challenge on our hands if we pull it too soon.

What we learn/gather from this experience will only improve what we do with our GBB who, if on the same timeline, should give us a sack in October. Thanks all for this thread and any advice.

I wait 35-45 days to pull avic sacs. They are large slings and easy to manage, and will live communal for the first few weeks, or more.

Best of luck!