Re: Day 64 and no pips :-(
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Originally Posted by
Quiet Tempest
Sorry about the loss. :( Don't blame yourself. If something was wrong with that particular baby it might not have mattered if you cut or not.
Congrats on the rest, though. :) Pics?
Thank you for the support! I am really happy with the rest of my clutch. It made me feel better when they all successfully left the egg and started cruising around!
I have photos of the four healthy worms in this thread:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...65#post2133665
I could use some feedback on my thoughts in that thread, so I encourage you to add your opinions ;)
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Originally Posted by
MrLang
How positive are you that the one that wasn't moving was dead? Sorry for your loss if you're sure, but these little hatchlings freak me out a lot acting like they're dead even when I poke them, then all of a sudden they wake up and move a bit. Remember, they don't have eyelids and sleep just as much as other animal babies. I thought for sure there was a dead one this morning, took out the tub and poked - nothing... then I went to lift the baby up a bit and it woke up and looked like a grumpy baby.
Congrats on all of the definitely healthy ones! PICS!
It was 6 days ago, so I guess you're sure at this point. Still... I would not assume a baby is dead unless the whole animal was out of the egg and not flipping itself over from being placed on its back.
It was most definitely dead unfortunately. I pulled its head out and it just flopped over completely flaccid. Pretty convincing :( So, being a vet student, I wanted to investigate further. I pulled it out of the egg since it was definitely dead, laid it out and photographed it. I ended up taking it to the university to be used for research. At least it will serve a purpose in its short, almost life.
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Originally Posted by
snakesRkewl
I know you think you incubated at the proper temps, but I have yet to see an egg go over 56 days without pipping on it's own, if it was incubated 88 to 90.
I would think you incubated closer to 86 to 87 to go that long.
I used a temp gun, a probe thermometer, another thermometer, and I had the incubator set to 91, plus the ambient room temperature was 84 so that my incubator didn't have to work as hard. I am 95% sure that my temps were accurate. I guess I just have stubborn snakes!
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Originally Posted by
stickyalvinroll
Lmao, this dude is wearing gloves! You need to relax, I've never seen anyone wearing gloves to cut eggs.
#1, I am not a dude, I am a chick :P #2 I am a vet student, as I said above, and we are trained to use sterile technique when working with animals so as not to spread disease and infection. I have seen egg cutting done without gloves for the most part, however why not use gloves? It keeps your hands goo free, and the sterile environment of the egg is also better preserved. I don't want to be responsible for killing my snakes by introducing a bacteria or fungus that was on my hands into the egg.
