Made it to Day 50..

How exciting Jen!! I always get anxious to see lil heads starting about day 50. :D

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Originally Posted by bait4snake

I'm at day 52 right now. This being my first clutch, I've never cut before. Is the only reason to cut to make sure they all pip? If you don't, do you have a higher probability that the snakes won't be able to hatch and therefore die?

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The only reason to cut eggs is to see what's in 'em. If the babies are healthy, they will pip with no problems at all. If it has been a few days since the first pip, and there is still an egg that hasn't, cutting it for the snake's sake might be called for, but I have never had a baby die because it couldn't pip. I don't think cutting eggs is bad, and have never lost an otherwise healthy baby from cutting clutches. There will probably be a few clutches a year that I will cut, but only to satisfy the desire to know if I hit the odds.

-Evan