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  • 07-06-2016, 10:36 AM
    Marrissa
    Hatchling did not absorb yolk
    Ah of course with my luck this happens on my first clutch. Two hatchlings came out two days ago. They had pipped on their own. When that happened I moved mom to her own tub and cut the remaining eggs. Two of the three that I cut have been absorbing yokes and working on coming out. The third I didn't notice any movement from and seemed to be kind coiled upside-down with a big yolk. After two days none of the yoke had absorbed. The snake didn't move and I panicked and thought he was dead so I cut the egg open. He still had the sack around him so I broke that open. The yoke felt super rubbery and I attempted to move some yoke through the cord and it was just rubber. So I tied the umbilicus off with dental floss and severed the yolk from the hatchling. The hatchling looks SO deflated. And weak. It moves but doesn't seem to have much neck control. :( I'm worried it's not going to have the strength to come around without getting its yolk. At what point would I force-feed him a pinky? I'm worried that would stress it out and kill it as well. I set it in a little bowl with some soaked cotton pads under an empty radiant heat pad I have.

    I've been trying to search threads and it seems like all the other hatchlings were strong and appeared pretty much normal. I can't find any information on when I should attempt to feed it, assuming it makes it today.
  • 07-06-2016, 11:03 AM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Isolate the animal, wait 24 to 48 hours from hatching and if within normal size range assist feed a large fuzzy mouse (pinky will not make a difference), than wait and see, it will either regain strength or fail to thrive). If it makes it you can offer food again when the others start feeding. I do not mention shed because it is possible this animal does not shed as expected but take much longer and therefore you do not want to go by that.
  • 07-06-2016, 05:59 PM
    Marrissa
    Thank you. It died. :( He didn't look as fully formed as the others and was just completely limp to begin with. He barely moved. Sucks. Five eggs and lost this guy at the end. :( Leopard het clown baby. I am grateful the others all seem healthy and I got two pastel leopard het clowns out of the clutch. I really didn't think I'd deal with losing babies on my first clutch. But I guess I got pushed right into the deep end of breeding right out of the gate.
  • 07-06-2016, 06:04 PM
    JodanOrNoDan
    Sorry I know is stinks. Sometimes things just do not work out but it sounds like you got some good animals out of the clutch.
  • 07-06-2016, 06:15 PM
    stickyalvinroll
    Sorry about your loss. This happened to me this year as well
  • 07-07-2016, 10:50 PM
    Marrissa
    Re: Hatchling did not absorb yolk
    Thanks. :( it does make me feel a bit better to know I'm not alone. I know it's to be expected when breeding but I'm still sad about him. I am very thankful for the four I do have though.
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