Lethargic hatchling.

I cut my first clutch on day 55 and it is day 58 now. I have 6 eggs. all seam to be doing fine except one. it is very lethargic with no real muscle tone and doesn't move a lot like the others. when I poke it, it doesn't react quickly but will move and take a breath. have any of you experienced this and is there hope for this one?

Hi,

The first thing that comes to mind is stop poking it. :P

The second thing is does it look the same as the others? Is the head slimmer at the back or anything like that?

Were the eggs incubated in a clump and where was the egg in the clump?

How big a cut did you make? can you see if the umbilicus is twisted around the snakes body or anything like that?


dr del

Did it absorb all of it's yoke? Does it have any deformities that you can see?

Yes these questions will explain a lot.

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