So tiny......so sad

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Originally Posted by heathers*bps

The last one I just posted pics of had the cord wrapped around its body :(

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My buddy just lost two, one was wrapped like that and the oter actually looked like someone tied a knot in it!!! I wouldnt have believed it if I hadent seen it when we took it out of the egg. I couldnt have tied a better knot:weirdface

Honestly, it could be any number of things or just a fluke. I've had corn clutches with fully formed babies inside the egg dead after everything was done right. There have been others where the babies hatched out small but made it. It's just like anything else so don't beat yourself up about it. Just go over everything that could possibly have gone wrong but while you do, remember that these snakes have been surviving in the wild where temps weren't constantly regulated and they didn't have humans helping them out. Sometimes stuff just happens.

The babies look to be fully formed but there did seem to be yolk left. If the other 2 do make it, you can feed them up. I had a corn hatchling bought from a breeder that weighed only 3 grams (bad decision, I know but he was too pretty to ignore). He's still lean but now pounds fuzzies like there's no tomorrow so there is hope. Worst case scenario, you can tube feed to get them up in weight a bit before they start eating on their own. Good luck and I'm sorry to hear about the 2 that didn't make it. That's one of the toughest parts of breeding. :hug:

:( That is really sad

The other pastel died as well. It was a whopping 25 grams :(

Sorry to hear this!