Day 51 eggs

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As you can hopefully see from my crappy pictures the eggs have not started to dimple at all. I candled them and I can clearly see the babies moving a bit but they seem VERY small and I can only make out a little pattern on 2 of them. It doesn't seem like the snakes even take up 1/2 of whole egg and the eggs are still pretty firm. It seems like they are developed as much as others are at this stage. Am I just being a crazy first time breeder or should I be concerned?

I'm incubating at 88 degrees.

From my very limited experience, those eggs look great. It seems like when the eggs are still "plump" the snake only takes up the bottom half of the egg. Our last ones to hatch out did not dimple until 2-3 days before hatching, so I think you are fine.


Neil

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Originally Posted by joyful girl

It seems like they are developed as much as others are at this stage.

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of course that should have been AREN'T developed instead of are

anyway..

Thanks Neil.. I guess if the eggs haven't collapsed it would make since that they only take up 1/2 the room

Those eggs look fine. We have some that barely dimple at all. Some eggs take a little longer to hatch as well, so they may not hatch until day 62 or 64. I know patience is hard to maintain at this stage, but I'd bet those eggs will start to dimple any day now, and if you blink your eye, you might miss the first pip.

I've never had an egg "dimple" or sag or whatever. Look the same from the day they are laid to the day the babies pip.