Re: Died after pipping???
You should remember that you did everything you could for him. Not all babies are meant to make it and if he got to the point where he pipped the egg it was out of your control.
Sometimes (i've heard) that they will pip and rest a lot. If he has passed, remember him and then let him go. You have his brothers and sisters to look after and remember him by.
Re: Died after pipping???
I have heard that some hatchlings will pip, then go back into the egg. If they are unable to find the hole that they pipped through...they will suffocate/drown in the egg. This is just my guess as to what may have happened. I'm very sorry to hear of your loss.
That is one benefit to cutting eggs. you can make a slightly larger whole that is easier for them to find, should they venture back into the egg.
Good luck with the rest of the babies.
Re: Died after pipping???
I just had a pewter die on me in the egg right before it was ready to pip. My son did a dissection on it and nothing appeared to be wrong other than a strange small black lump below its heart that discolored the tissue around it. I couldn't tell you what it was or even if it had something to do with its death.
Sometimes they just die on you for no apparent reason, then again sometimes healthy grown snakes will do that as well. Being that this is a pewter, I wonder if this is more common with morphs than it is with normal snakes?
Re: Died after pipping???
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derrabe
How do you cut, never done it do i just take a pair of scissors and pinch the egg and cut a piece out of it? So all my other eggs have naturally pipped.
The egg has not fallen in on it self it is still plump*
Pretty much. I don't remove any of the egg shell though. I just cut a V shaped cut in it and lift the flap to see what is going on.
Re: Died after pipping???
I just had a killer bee pip and 12 hrs later it stiff as a board.
Re: Died after pipping???
a missing eye is goingt omost llikey be a pet type snake.
as for the one that might be dead cut the egg slowly open more ( I used tweezer siccors( really small like for sowing and I cut a little at the time so Icna lift the shell opening and look for viens to miss them. My pied stayed in her egg almost 4 days longer than her siblings butshe was the first ot eat lol. and she was weird layinin the egg too I see her chin and throat instead of her eyes. for the longest time.