I think it is best to cut after at least 2 have pipped on their own.
06-11-2009, 07:58 PM
MarkS
Re: what day do you cut.
I usually wait until at least one pips. A lot of times though I don't cut at all.
06-11-2009, 08:04 PM
West Coast Jungle
Re: what day do you cut.
Quote:
Originally Posted by xdeus
I only cut after the some have pipped and one or more are taking longer than expected. Otherwise I let them do the cutting for me. :)
Me too.:cool:
06-11-2009, 08:47 PM
Jason Bowden
Re: what day do you cut.
I don't cut until one in the clutch makes a slit.
06-13-2009, 04:03 PM
OfficialSavage
Re: what day do you cut.
Quote:
Originally Posted by muddoc
Anywhere from day 48 to 55. I did accidentally cut a clutch on day 45 last year, and had no issues (that doesn't mean I condone it though).
I cut an egg today, before realizing it was the wrong clutch. It's only day 46 for this clutch. Thank goodness it is only 1 egg.
What is the likelihood that this snake will survive?
06-13-2009, 05:29 PM
kc261
Re: what day do you cut.
There was someone that used to post on here that said they cut all of their clutches very early. I think maybe day 40-ish? If I remember correctly, they said one of their earliest clutches they miscounted and cut early by accident, but when it turned out ok, they just kept doing it.
Also, I'm a lot more vague on this memory, but I think I remember a post of someone that accidentally ripped an egg when taking them away from the mother, because they thought 2 eggs were separate when they weren't, and that egg hatched ok. They may have done something to seal it; I don't remember.
I am not recommending doing that, but based on those things, your egg should be ok. It might be worth posting a thread asking what special care it may need since it was cut so early.
07-26-2009, 08:38 PM
patb201985
Re: what day do you cut.
this year was my 1st breeding season and a month ago i was asking the same question. alot of breeders told me not to cut until the 1st head pip... and that is what i did... my 1st clutch pip at Day 55 & my 2nd clutch pip at Day 50. alot of times patience gets the best of us, espically when there could be a nice combo !
07-28-2009, 01:53 AM
Russ Lawson
Re: what day do you cut.
I cut my first clutch this year on day 53, and a few of the babies still had a bit of yolk on them. All of them waited in their eggs until it had absorbed, and are doing fine, but still it worried me a bit. I also like to cut them decent-sized sunroofs, so I'm only going to wait to cut until after the first pip from here on out. The first two years I bred I cut slits after the first pip and all turned out fine.
