Awful Egg Experience

I think when the eggs got too dry that probably doomed them.

My question is why did you try to push the snake back in the egg?
I have had babies come halfway out only to go back in the egg and not come completely for several days.

Next time keep the egg box sealed up air tight until the last two weeks so it cant dry out and dont disturb hatchlings until they are completely out of the egg. They need to pip their head and start breathing for quite some time to increase their metabolism and absorb the rest of their yolk. I have seen this take several days before they decide to come out(always seems like the best snake in the clutch takes the longest).

I tried to push the baby back in because it seemed to me that he was literally trying to leave the egg after pipping maybe an hour before. This was my first clutch but I didn't think he was supposed to leave that soon and he still had a full yolk sac so I guided him back in.

I have a question but I don't know if you all can answer it. Is it possible that the umbilical cord developing wrong and wrapping around the lessers only be a genetics thing? Or is it just my bad luck?

Aww.. I'm sorry you had a rough start with your first clutch. :(

Sometimes these things just happen. I don't think getting tangled in the umbilical cord is something you could really prevent any more than a pregnant woman could prevent her unborn from doing the same inutero.

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Originally Posted by Renefoy

I have a question but I don't know if you all can answer it. Is it possible that the umbilical cord developing wrong and wrapping around the lessers only be a genetics thing? Or is it just my bad luck?

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I am pretty sure the cord thing is just bad luck. As far as the temps go, I like to keep mine a little lower like 86-86.2 to give a little more development time. But your temps and humidity are within range, so I would just chalk it up to a bad experience. Hopefully you got it out of the way and from now on things will be better.

:( I'm sorry. I'm having a really bad egg experience as well. It's my first year :(

Sorry for your first clutch. I know it must be tough. Hopefully the two live babies will pull through ok for you. Good Luck!

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Originally Posted by nicktreb

Really sorry to hear that. I'm glad a few made it. Did you mess with the eggs much when incubating? Possible picking them up and turning them around a lot? Did you mark the tops when you took them from the female?

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its been proven that turning them has no negative side effects and they still hatch as normal

Thanks everyone for your kind words. I just feel so...deflated from this experience lol. The first baby to pip is the only one that has survived and he seems to be doing well. He hasn't left his egg yet but he pipped so early that I'm not really worried. I know I couldn't have really prevented this but I still feel awful for the poor babies. Better luck next time I guess...

Did the bowl baby die, then? If it is still hanging in there, even if it appears extremely weak, I would not lose hope for it.

I have had runts hatch before that were VERY weak with poor muscle tone, but after a few days out of the egg, they actually gain strength and then go on to thrive.