Thankfully for all involved the little one probably passed quickly.
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I’m grateful that was not the egg we happened to cut. I would’ve blamed myself forever.
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I thought I’d take just one peek after about 10 hours of leaving them be.
Guess who is venturing from the egg? I know I don’t deserve it, but he looks like he might be okay. Looks like a little Amber stripe, just like Mama:
There’s only one other pip, and hard to make out what it is in the egg goo—maybe an amaretto? The rest are still taking their time.
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You absolutely DO deserve it! Now he needs to slither on the other eggs and encourage his siblings to join him. Gorgeous little baby, can’t wait for the rest to get with the program!
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What an eventful day at your house! Congratulations on the happy arrival and the peeking and the pipping! They’re charmers to be sure.
I’m so sorry about the one who didn’t make it. Even though I know that’s simply part of nature I always hate when it happens. Based on that concavity, I would concur that there was a heart or lung defect, or both. That would explain the death, and possibly even why emerged in a hurry as the yolk stalk shows. It does not look there was anything you did to cause this, nor would I expect you could have prevented it. Go easy on your tender heart over this one. Please tell Paul the same.
Now, back to CONGRATULATIONS!!! Eagerly awaiting more lovely babies.
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Thank you. That was a very thing nice to say when a girl is so used to FB haters. I’ve really been kicking myself for cutting it, and the photos make it look like such a crazy hack job. I thought I just did small slits. I have no idea where the big hole came from. 
But nature has persevered past my blunder and I’m very grateful! Now if that cutie will eat in a week or so, we’re golden! If I need to assist some meals…that I will willingly do! 
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Thanks @caryl I really wish I could help with your tree clean up. We have a little mini chainsaw and a wood chipper…such a bummer we are so far away. Are you getting help? You do NOT need to be doing that by yourself!
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Aww, thanks, you’re sweet! My part of the cleanup was (A) helping with the general light weight leafy stuff and small sticks which is easy and (B) trying to keep Dan from over doing, which is hard. Today has mostly been ferrying him drinks and snacks, and cooking so there was nutritious food. There is a phenomenally sore area on the back of my left thigh where the hamstring/muscle/whatever and sitting is really uncomfortable so being up in the kitchen was an extra good thing.
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I spoke too soon. I don’t think little guy is going to make it at all. Now that the back half of him is out of the egg, I’ve noticed he’s moving SUPER slow and his whole back end looks…not normal. I poured a little bit of water on his paper towel to help with the yolk stalk still hanging on, but my hopes are pretty low.
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I’m glad you have the easy physical labor job, even if you have the hard support job!
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I would suggest removing everything but a hide from that enclosure for the time being, at least until the yolk stalk drops off or the belly closes. You don’t want that getting stuck to anything and pulling.
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Oh I thought they needed wet paper towels. No? That was the advice last year. And a little Neosporin on the stalk itself to fend off bacteria? I will remove everything else like the rock and extra hides. But would you even remove the water bowl, too?
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Wet paper towels is fine, you do need moisture, but the cardboard and the rock are unnecessary and more of a risk. I’ll leave any further advice to @caryl, as I believe she’s dealt with similar little ones to yours in the past.
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On it right now. Will update if @caryl has anything to add.
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With luck the little one just needs some time and the situation will resolve itself, rooting for you both!
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Little Stripe is alive this morning. His swollen belly seems to be going down in size, but he’s still moving around pretty slowly. Time will tell.
Sorry for the bad lighting, but I am finally seeing a little light at the end of my nerves. Good news is, four more have pipped and look good and alert (it took me a while to see the back one). Bad news, the third to pip looks a little off. Time will tell (again).
Meanwhile, as I’ve been worried about Goldie’s weird clutch, Luna’s clutch decided to win the hatch race! A little hypo (Dad #1 Arctic), and a motley tessera anery (Dad #2 HiJack) are out already. Two more (another hypo and a lavender?) are half out. (I’m thinking separated eggs generally hatch faster than clumped eggs based on my limited experience last year and this. I thought Luna’s still had another week to go, but nope)
It appears this little one is proving Luna’s 66% het lavender:
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I’m sorry, just saw this. Yes, I’ve had them emerge with an attached yolk stalk. I kept them in a very warm spot (85-86°F) in a deli with only a really damp paper towel and a little hide. I mean damp to the degree that there’s a little bit of standing water, like this.
The paper towel is there to give the baby some traction. I changed the water/towel every 8-12 hours until the yolk stalk dropped off. It doesn’t usually take more than a day or two.
Edit to add: hard to tell from pics but usually if they have an attached yolk stalk they also have some ventral swelling from internal yolk which isn’t yet fully absorbed. That will also likely go down as time passes. Fingers crossed that he makes it!
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Congrats on all the new pippies! Yay! I love the shot with the little one sticking a snout out of the substrate. Hooray for confirming Luna’s possible Lavender as well.
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Yay! These look fantastic, N. 
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Yes, Luna’s clutch is looking much more normal and healthy than Goldie’s so far. Very relieving.
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