I cutted the eggs earlier =S help

[vivaz9000]

Hey there!!

Well this is my story hope you can help me...

At day 45 of incubation I made one slit to only one egg, it looked good and was alive, I just colocated him to a rack with ventilation and humidity at 65%

at day 50 I saw that it began to appear a grey liquid in the egg and it was a little dry, I didn´t do anything. At the same day I made the slits to the other 4 eggs of the clutch.

Now is the day 52 of incubation, the first egg I had make the slit is dead, is the first time I produce ball python eggs so I don´t know what I did to make the first baby die =S

I don´t want that the other 4 die too, so mm well I colocated them again into the incubator and refill them with a saline solution (whey).

What cares do I need to do to don´t let them die?? =S=S

[Danounet]

You took the eggs out of the incubator tub after you slit them? That is what it sounds like.

[vivaz9000]

You took the eggs out of the incubator tub after you slit them? That is what it sounds like.

Yes I did that with the egg that I cutted at day 46...the one that died..

The other 4 eggs I cutted at day 50 but they are still in the incubator..

[musicalKeyes]

What do you mean by colocated? It's a word, but not one that even remotely makes sense....

I can think of several things that killed that egg. Cutting too early, bacteria, moving (relocated?). Someone who's actually had eggs will chime in, I'm sure.


Edit:
Wait, why did you take the first egg out? After it was dead? Or before?

[MKHerps]

You need to keep the eggs in the incubator once you have cut them. They will leave the egg once all the yoke is absorbed. At this point you can move them into a rack.

I can not tell you why the first snake died. You cut the eggs a little early but not that early. Usually you would cut between 52-55 days. Cutting at 45 days should not have caused the snake to die, but the problems occurs when the fluid in the egg dries up and the snake is not finsihed absorbing the yoke. The grey matter you saw in the fluid was mold. I have seen other people cut eggs early with a large opening and the eggs grew mold quickly. Although the mold grew the snakes are not absorbing the fluid only the yoke, so they were fine and all survived. If you allowed the fluid to dry up it could of been the cause of the snakes death. Keep the other eggs fluid level up while they finish absorbing their yoke. Saline is a good thing to use. Good luck

Matt

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I think they mean relocated..

Like I said to you earlier. Make sure those eggs are kept in the incubator. Make sure they do not dry out. Use distilled water or saline to keep some fluid in the eggs. Cover them with damp paper towel to keep babies inside and some bacteria out. Wait and hope.. Thats all you can do at this point. Just next time dont cut so soon and you wont lose any.

[mykee]

Sorry to hear about your misadventures.
Yet another reason not to cut early.

[EmberBall]

Cutting is ridiculous unless you have a reason to cut. If you do not know what you are doing, why cut? You cannot wait to see what you got, well, now you got a dead Ball. They take 55 days or so to hatch, if you cut the eggs before that, that means you made a slit in the membrane before the snake has fully developed.....You waited 45 days, couldn't wait 10 more?

I will stop before I get into trouble....

[RichsBallPythons]

Cutting at day 45 is not the problem at all.

For the so called egg cutting experts, theres many that cut before day 45 and never have a snake die or come out early. Stop following a unwritten book about eggs. Its all Trial and error just like their husbandry.

That egg more than likely died due to drying out too fast in short period of time. You can take eggs out and put them in tubs as long as its humid like the egg box and warm.

[A.VinczeBPs]

Sounds like the egg dried out to me. Cutting without knowing what you were doing is a bad idea, maybe you cut out a chunk instead of a tiny slit and let it get too dry.

Second, why did you move it? Leave it in the incubator. Although under the correct circumstances you can do with the tub, if you don't know what you're doing it's best to just leave them be.

Make sure the others stay in the incubator, keep them moist, and don't cut chunks out of your eggs and they should pop out on their own once they're done absorbing the yoke.

Good luck.