Day 61 and no sign of babies yet

At this point I would just tell you to candle the eggs, you should be able to see movement inside, looks like shadows really. Once you do that and you see movement then your babies are alive. Just give them a few more days, on day 65 I would cut at least one egg. You usually get dimpling around 2 weeks prior to hatching. I incubate at around 89-91, always get pips on day 55, by 56 they are out and crawling around.

I candled them this morning, I could see lots of veins but I didn't see much movement (if any). :(
If they had somehow all died, I would know it, right??

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Originally Posted by nocturnalmedic

I candled them this morning, I could see lots of veins but I didn't see much movement (if any). :(
If they had somehow all died, I would know it, right??

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Seeing veins is a good sign. When you candled them, did you kind of poke them around a bit? Not seeing movement isn't all that uncommon. However, you should see a little movement if you poke the egg a bit and stir them up...

If they died, I would think the veins would degrade quickly and be hard to see when candling. I would also think it wouldn't take too long for the eggs to start to degrade...

If you are positive on temp and day..... cut them!

I would cut one but usually the veins will look blown out when they die in the egg.
Also I think you meant thermometer in the egg box, not thermostat.

Candle one in a dark room and take a picture of it without a flash, you should be able to capture the structure so you can post the photo.

So I took the eggs to the local snake store today and they cut the eggs for me (I watched intently so I can do it in the future if need be :P) and confirmed that all 4 babies are alive and well. Within an hour of bringing them back home, one little snakey was poking his head out! Im so excited!!

Kool.. good to hear