I cut my eggs today. I thought they were on day 61 but their on day 58. Quite peeved at myself. There still feels like there is quite a bit of yolk there (big mass at the bottom). i havent had this with my other clutches. Should i leave them?
Also one is pure white with pink eyes. I don’t have a clue where this has come from as my female was a spotnose pastel and the male pastel het clown. That one is very limp but its heart is still beating. I cut a bigger hole in that one as i was worried as the cord looked wrapped round it
Can anyone help on what i can do? I would love this fellow to live x
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Just let them be and they should be fine. They’ll come out when they’re ready.
As far as the surprise … That is a bit odd. Especially since it doesn’t look to have a pattern on it. Was there a possibility of retained sperm on mom? Surprise hets have happened before. Sometimes those 50% possible hets aren’t proven and they pass that on and so on without anyone knowing.
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Far as i know none of them are hets (ovs het clown). Far as i know who i got mum off, she hasnt been with anyone. I just hope its ok. Im scared as i had to pull it out of the sack to get the cord from around it, ao ive kept the head out. The rest i havent x
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If you must cut eggs, it’s best to wait until about 24 hours after the first one pips naturally to avoid issues. Cutting eggs early has almost no benefit and can possibly end up causing more problems in the long run.
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Is the first and second photo on the post of the same snake in the egg?
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Yeah. I had to get it out a bit to get the cord unwrapped x
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Yeah i have done with other clutches. Tbh i dont know why i did. I just had a bad feeling. One cord was wrapped around it (the white one). I darent now check with the others
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It really is best to not cut. This is a real mess.
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I would say the all white snake is kinked slightly, that’s why I asked.
As for cutting it’s a personal preference for everyone. I’m a cutter, and don’t have any regrets cutting. I also incubate at a higher temp and 99% of my animals are fine, and I even have pippers by the day I cut.
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There are definitely pros to cutting. You could be saving a life. Maybe the snake has no egg tooth and can’t cut its way out. Maybe the snake is wrapped up in its umbilical cord. Both are remote possibilities, but not 0%. There are cons too, such as introducing bacteria from their own waste.
I think a good rule of thumb is to wait to cut until you see one or two eggs pipping. That way you know they are done cooking.
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I’m in the cut once one or two pips camp. Never lost an animal due to cutting but I have caught one or two twisted umbilical cords and who knows if I’ve saved any that lacked an egg tooth. I do make very small cuts initially and will sometimes open them up wider gradually over a period of a few days.
I agree that OP’s clutch here will likely be fine if left alone.
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