You rock! Veins are definitely present. Will continue to update as time goes on. Thank you!
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I had a clutch just like that from one girl. All but one egg incubated just fine.
Good luck and keep us updated =D
We love pips and babies
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I incubate at 89.
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I gave in and opened the egg box after noticing that one of the eggs was turning green. I do not know what is happening, humidity has been steady at 99% and heat is stable at 88 degrees. Here is a picture for context… I’m wondering if it would be worth moving the “sour” looking eggs into a separate egg box so that they don’t spoil the good ones. Right now, four of the eggs are looking really rough and four of the eggs are looking viable. Should I try fungal powder? Help! (please do not crucify me for opening the egg box again; I am a very anxious snake mother)
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How is the odor? I do reccomend trying fungal powder (Jock Itch works if I remember correctly) but the egg color is concerning 
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I will order some off of Amazon… If I am being completely honest, I am under the weather and cannot smell a thing, but the green is not reassuring. I will say that at least three still look okay (pictured below). Is it worth moving them into another box (or removing the yucky looking ones?) I’m concerned that the mold will spread to the better looking eggs.
Hi all!
I wanted to update the forum and get feedback on how the viable eggs are looking! Here is a photo taken today, 11 days after they were laid. As I mentioned in a previous post, I separated the good looking eggs from the bad ones and completely changed my setup. I purchased a new egg box (without holes) and decided on a mixture of perlite and vermiculite instead of only perlite. I let the box acclimate to the incubator and then moved the viable eggs the next day. Since moving the eggs, I am beginning to feel a bit more confident about their chances of hatching. Despite the weird spots on the shells due to lack of calcification, they have most filled back out and are only slightly dented. One of the eggs, farthest from the Govee probe (white box), appeared to have a very small spot turning green so I added anti-fungal powder in an effort to stop mold growth. We’ll see how that goes… Any way, here is a picture of the last of the eggs. I’m crossing my fingers that at least one miracle egg makes it to the end. This has been a stressful and disappointing process.
On another note, I am preparing to pair two more females in the next month and am slightly worried that their eggs could look similar to these (lack of calcification, lumpy, etc.). Is there something I can do to prevent a lack of calcification and ensure all of my females have the adequate nutrients? Perhaps change where I get my feeders?
Thanks everyone!
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Try not to beat yourself up and have a drink or two. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not the end of the world. Those other five eggs not making it could have been totally out of your control. Maybe they had a genetic defect. Sometimes nature just knows when to give up. The last three look pretty good.
I don’t know if the windows are because your female lacked calcium or just a random event. Rodents are a pretty balanced diet for snakes. Calcium from the bones, iron from the blood, protein and fat from the flesh. And if the rodents were malnourished to the point that they did not have enough calcium, I would think the rodent breeder would notice and either fix it or be out of business. I would not bother trying to get more nutritious rodents or adding supplemental vitamins. I’ve seen many big name BP breeders on YouTube with occasional windows and they don’t seem concerned. I would keep an eye out for them and see if it becomes a recurring issue.
Definitely keep us updated on your journey.
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Another word to maybe help your hopes a bit is that I had a female with calcification issues on her first ever clutch, not to the extent of yours but her eggs… had character to them 
They had windows and calcification stars and lumps and bumps.
And here was her second clutch
Big, smooth and pearly white 
I’m not saying all cases are the same, but I suspect it may be a “first time mom" thing and her body was just not able to calcify the eggs to the fullest extent.
I do hope the remainder of your eggs pull through! They look much better than they did before 
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