"harry" wrote in message
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On 28 Aug, 20:28, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:46:58 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:
Since the compost heap has already been dismantled (or he wouldn't have
found the eggs which he could have no idea were there) I think harry
has
done his best for them by doing what he has.

If the proporgator is warm enough, not too dry, not too light. Do
snake eggs need regular turning like birds eggs to to stop the embryo
sticking to the inside of the shell?

I don't expect the W&C Act exists to punish people who accidentally
find
grass snake eggs in their compost heap while dismantling it.

But when you find the eggs your probably supposed to stop the task
you are doing, reinstate and leave alone. Personally I'd reinstate
then try and contact a local group that might know what to do with
them. The RSPCA would not be near the top of the list...

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Cheers
Dave.

My method of dismantling the compost heap is to tip the whole box over
& shovel up. It's got "shovel holes" in the side but I never use
them. I think if I had been, the eggs might have got chopped up.


We had eggs in our heap once. I discovered this when turning the compost
and I stuck the fork through an egg which hadn't made it.

The stench was strong enough for the people across the road to complain :-}

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Kathy