Day 61 still not out of the egg? When to worry

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

So sorry to hear that! I would just make sure the hatchling is staying at the proper temperature and humidity. Keep a bowl of fresh water nearby and make sure she stays hydrated. That will be key. Don't worry about any solid foods until she shows signs of recovery and alertness. All fluid therapy is what the hatchling needs now. Probably will need a tube feeding in about 4 to 5 days. The fluid therapy should be aggressive. Diluted Pedialite will be a good choice for now and make sure all fluids are warmed to at least 82.0f - 84.0f. Both soaking and drinking water should be warmed. Absolutely nothing solid by mouth. The regurgitation has irritated her esophagus and gastrointestinal flora. Please be gentle and try not to handle her much at all except for placing her into the bowl of diluted warmed Pedialite . Good luck and she should respond to this but it may be a slow process.

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Sorry didn't see that haha. Yeah I haven't been holding it at all just a quick peek last night and sure enough I saw it right there. I will do this therapy tonight as I'm not going to be home all day.


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Originally Posted by Edd_138

Man bad news she regurgitated the hopper


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Originally Posted by Edd_138

I shouldn't force feed her again right?


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Absolutely not!!! The principles of resuscitation and recovery are always to replace fluids first and foremost. In reptiles those fluids need to be warmed and aggressively administered. You may need to get the evaluation of a good herp vet Who can administer fluid boluses
by injection. But in the meantime you can really help by making sure the hatchling gets initial rehydration by drinking and soaking in warmed diluted Pedialite solution. Actually a herp vet may elect to administer a oral tube feeding feeding once the animal has been rehydrated.

So far 3 other babies have emerged and all seem healthy there was a bit of yolk left in their egg
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One of the babies emerged but was deformed and also didn't absorb the yolk. It's stomach looked like it was super sucked up. It looked like someone stuck a needle and suck everything out of it
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There is one still in the egg and is doing good as far as it looks. The rest of the babies are all tongue flicking and look very active. Even the little lesser is doing better it is tongue flicking and looks way more active than it was before. From the looks of it it will get through the first shed with no problem. How often does this happen though? Is it common for babies not to absorb all their yolk? 2 of them emerged but left some of it in there and it was all dried up. Could this be a humidity issue? I didn't think it would be a problem since I was using hatchrite. And there was only a pinhole in the whole thing for ventilation. Also I was wondering about the diluted pedialite solution. What is that and how does it work? At the moment I have all the hatchlings on a damp paper towels in their rack all together with a water dish.


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You cut too early. This is possibly why you are having issues now. The sunken belly is due to the yolk not being absorbed. Assist feed after they refuse an appropriate size meal 3-7 days after first shed. No handling, no pictures, no peeping. Just perfect conditions in individual shoe box tubs with moist paper towels.