To Cut Or Not To Cut My Eggs

It is day 55 and i have been incubating at 89 degrees. Should i cut my eggs?

NOPE

Wait till the first one pips

What is the purpose of cutting exactly? All of mine pipped on thier own and always wondered other then impatience is there a good reason to cut the eggs?

well ive herd of stories with stuff happening like the snakes drowning in the egg, or getting stuck in a hole they made

Ok, so i just went into the room that i have my incubator in and checked on the eggs and i saw some cut marks on the egg, so i went and cut it open a little bit more by myself and the first egg is a spider! But here is my question. Should i cut the rest or leave them because when i candel them some of them look like the whole egg is not filled with a snake

And when i say they whole egg is not full i am judging by the dark spot.

You can go ahead and cut now then

I was the same way, I was candling and they didnt seem to be filled up, but once cut you could tell they actually occupied all the egg.

Cut em and leave em be, they'll come out....

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Originally Posted by reptidude1

Ok, so i just went into the room that i have my incubator in and checked on the eggs and i saw some cut marks on the egg, so i went and cut it open a little bit more by myself and the first egg is a spider! But here is my question. Should i cut the rest or leave them because when i candel them some of them look like the whole egg is not filled with a snake

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Also when i cut it some clear gooey stuff came out of the egg. That is normal right?

Yup yup yup

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Originally Posted by reptidude1

also when i cut it some clear gooey stuff came out of the egg. That is normal right?

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when i look at him/her there is also some bubbles by the opening. Is that ok as well? Also should they be moving alot?

Because mine aren't moving that much

No, at this time they wont be moving a whole lot.

They'll come out in due time

DONT WORRY:D

Lol just a bit parinoid on my first clutch and the bubbles are ok aswell?

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Originally Posted by reptidude1

Lol just a bit parinoid on my first clutch and the bubbles are ok aswell?

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Bubbles are normal. They like to blow bubbles sometimes.

Relax.;)

I just cut my first clutch on Sunday..day 53.....and 2 of the 5 came out today.I know exactly how you feel! Enjoy the moment...I sure am:banana:

You can go ahead and cut them all when the first one pips. Keep in mind that some of them will not come out for DAYS after the first one does. I had one hatchling wait 5 days after the rest of the clutch hatched before she emerged. Nothing wrong with her...just tardy, lol.

Don't expect much movement when you first cut the eggs. When the snake is ready it will stick its nose up to breathe. Then it will rest for another 12 to 48 hours! Once it's breathing, it will be absorbing the rest of the yolk from the egg sac. Once that is all gone, it will emerge from the egg.

The clear gooey fluid is albumen. The albumen is a reservoir of liquid in the egg that retains moisture and provides some minerals and other nutrients.
http://kentsimmons.uwinnipeg.ca/16cm...ioticEgg-L.gif

You don't want to eliminate the albumen before the snake is breathing, but spilling some of it makes no difference.

ok so i just cut the eggs, but i didnt really get the best odds. I am very happy that i have 14 babies (The Clutch Was 14 Eggs) but from what i saw it looks like i have 10 normals and 4 spiders. Not the best odds but i am very happy to have all these nice looking babies. Now lets make up for it with a lot of females :D

What is weird is that 2 or 3 of the eggs that i have cut dont look like they are completely ready (They haven't absorbed all of the yolk) and they dont fill all the egg, when the rest do. Do you guys think they will b ok?

14 eggs, nice! 4 spiders from that lot certainly isnt bad ;)

I'm sure the 2 or 3 that don't look ready will be fine - I think the main lesson I've learnt from this forum is PATIENCE! I've ready stories of people cutting eggs waaay too early and the babies have still gone full term and hatched without issues. So wait and try not to worry! :gj:

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Originally Posted by reptidude1

Also when i cut it some clear gooey stuff came out of the egg. That is normal right?

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Here is a video of VERY FULL eggs and the first one piped so I cut the rest
YouTube - 10 Egg Clutch pips

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Originally Posted by phoerner

Here is a video of VERY FULL eggs and the first one piped so I cut the rest
YouTube - 10 Egg Clutch pips

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congrats on the odds! BTW, thats a nice pair of toe nail clipper spiders...LOL

One of the spiders has he head out of the egg!

:rofl: I was gonna say the same thing I cracked up for some reason when I heard him say that lol

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Originally Posted by jben

congrats on the odds! BTW, thats a nice pair of toe nail clipper spiders...LOL

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Ok, So 3 have their heads out 2 normals 1 spider. When they come out should i put them in wet or dry paper towles? Wet untill the 1st shead right?

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Originally Posted by reptidude1

Ok, So 3 have their heads out 2 normals 1 spider. When they come out should i put them in wet or dry paper towles? Wet untill the 1st shead right?

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yes sir, also please post pics.

In a minute i will be posting a video of the 6 that piped in a new thread. I will title it "Update On My Eggs"

here is a link to the thread http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...43#post1386443

i say wait till 2 or more pip the go ahead and cut...and also idk if this is true but put your finger in the egg to brake the membrain..

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Originally Posted by boa_mchugh

i say wait till 2 or more pip the go ahead and cut...and also idk if this is true but put your finger in the egg to brake the membrain..

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Hear say doesn't count :P
I'd say if you haven't done it then it's not something you can answer:confused:

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Hear say doesn't count :P
I'd say if you haven't done it then it's not something you can answer:confused:

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ya true but i watch ALOT of snake vids so thats y i sed that

The eggs have been cut already on 07/21