Day 51...eggs are collapsed A LOT

cutting a vein wont hurt anything, The snakes have their own blood supply.

And yes, those eggs were extremely dehydrated

When you cut a nice clutch that still looks the same as day they were laid, they cut open like butter with a hot knife.

stunning dude :D

yep, they were definitely dehydrated because like i said, it was NOT easy to cut into the eggs. i think i did a real hack job, but it was too hard to cut them smoothly.

i guess i fussed too much in the beginning by removing the wet vermiculite and adding dry vermiculite. perhaps it would have been best if i just let the humidity stay in the tub.

i must say though, this is why i love breeding snakes so much. i'm constantly learning.

crazy ball, i am a dudette :)

i am resisting the huge urge to check on my babies.

i'm afraid that now they're "open" so to speak that they will just come out prematurely. is that a risk of cutting eggs? or do they know when it's time to emerge?

ETA: by the way, i just wanted to say thanks to everybody for all the support. MONSTER thanks to Rich, he's been around every one of my threads where i'm just a big ball of nerves. there's always a plethora of information, support, and encouragement on here (and other sites i am a member of).

the reptile community is a community like no other, and i'm honored to be a part of it!

bump, because i'm stressing. also impatient :P

Hoping you have good luck and healthy babies soon!! :)

thanks so much, my everythings are crossed...

Just check on them once a day or twice a day your choice.

They wont come out till their ready

i don't think i'm going to disturb them again until morning.

i haven't told my boyfriend yet that if all goes well we've got 3 morphs and a multi-sire clutch...he'll be stoked. so i'm really hoping that all of my sweet little babies make it out of the egg successfully. i would be heartbroken if something happened to them!