Assistance needed pipping? Graphic photo

[monks98]

We had our clutch pip. They were all alive and well. We let them be. Went to check tonight and one died. Looked like he couldn't get out of the egg enough....is that a common issue? Should we of checked back in a few hours after noticing it broke through to make sure it was enough? You can see how tight the egg was around the face. They all sat like that to start so we didn't notice anything unusual.

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[6037201]

Its really hard to tell tbh , I'm just gonna let more experienced people to express their opinion

[John1982]

Usually they'll rake the egg tooth across in several places, making larger slits. Then they'll poke their noses out to breathe but stay in the egg until finished absorbing what's left of the yolk. Looks like this snake made entirely too small an opening, got stuck and asphyxiated. It's not common at all, if it's any consolation. I've never lost a snake this way but have seen babies struggle with small exits. Careful use of a razor blade can usually set things right. Sorry for your loss.

[treaux]

Wow. So sorry for your loss. I'm no expert, but that certainly seems like a case for cutting them all.

[kylearmbar]

what were you using to check your humidity? my last clutch i thought looked funny, after a little research i thought it might be a humidity problem. Got a new humidity gauge. It was the problem, and they recovered. When the humidity was to low, i also noticed they seemed tougher. So I was wondering if the humidity was to low, the eggs could have been to hard for the little ones to slice.

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[monks98]

They were in an incubator that measured temp and humidity. They all pipped (we did have one egg die about 4 or so weeks in) and this is the only one that didn't make large enough slits

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