No pips day 57

I am starting to freak out. Day 57. Incubator 89 degrees. All dimpleing. All have red viens when candled. 6 eggs. Is this too long? When should I cut? This is my first and only clutch by accident. I have no idea what im doing if I did need to cut.

What temps are you incubating at? never mind . But no 57 days is not too long, you should be seeing pips any day now.

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Originally Posted by Darcy Daniels

I am starting to freak out. Day 57. Incubator 89 degrees. All dimpleing. All have red viens when candled. 6 eggs. Is this too long? When should I cut? This is my first and only clutch by accident. I have no idea what im doing if I did need to cut.

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Do you see any movement when candling? You can cut now to check whats going if you like. Just be ready to keep an eye on the eggs and replace any lost fliud until they come out on their own

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Originally Posted by seang89

Do you see any movement when candling? You can cut now to check whats going if you like. Just be ready to keep an eye on the eggs and replace any lost fliud until they come out on their own

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Yes I see movement. How many days is too long? Im really afraid to cut.

If u r worried about cutting eggs u can Google for Justin kobylkas video for pipping eggs and that should help

If you see movement, then there's nothing to worry about. Just be patient. They'll start pipping when they're ready. :)

Take a pic of the eggs and put them up too.. How much dimpling are you getting?

I always cut at day 55. But you have to be comfortable doing it.. I use small cutters. if you have dimpling you should be able edge the egg and cut along it very lightly..

Rich

My first clutch this year pipped at day 63. Leave them alone they'll pip on their own. I promise. No need to worry. There's movement all the eggs look good. They're ok.


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Don't worry, they come out when they want to, not when you do;)
55 days is on the earlier side. I figure around 60 days and feel lucky if its sooner.

Looks like 5 good for sure. One smaller egg has a very small pinkish snake in it. Maybe dead - no movement but veins look good. I cannot tell. They are all smaller than I was expecting and the egg cutting was really gross. I put them back in the incubator. Should I put the press and seal back on top of the containter thats inside the HovaBator or leave it off so they can get more air? I do not know how you guys can tell what type of snakes you have when they are in the eggs. I can barley see them.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/show...mageuser=22800
Cannot get pictures to show up here. They are in my member gallery if you want to see.

You can leave them or cut. Whatever you feel comfortable with! Cutting isn't that hard, you just need to candle them and figure out where the veins are.

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Originally Posted by Darcy Daniels

Looks like 5 good for sure. One smaller egg has a very small pinkish snake in it. Maybe dead - no movement but veins look good. I cannot tell. They are all smaller than I was expecting and the egg cutting was really gross. I put them back in the incubator. Should I put the press and seal back on top of the containter thats inside the HovaBator or leave it off so they can get more air? I do not know how you guys can tell what type of snakes you have when they are in the eggs. I can barley see them.

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Are you sure your dates are right?

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Originally Posted by Quiet Tempest

Are you sure your dates are right?

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Yes I have kept a calendar. All are strill moving around except really small one. Cannot even see that one good because I did not make that hole too big when I saw how immature it was.

only the really experinced breeders can tell exactly what they have. For beginners like us , we can only judge by patterns such as alien heads , spider strips or pinstripes. The obvious stuff. Like my babies have a pastel daddy but dont ask me which ones are pastel and which are normal until the hatch out.

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Originally Posted by Darcy Daniels

Cannot get pictures to show up here. They are in my member gallery if you want to see.

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Go to Photobucket and upload images. when they are uploaded you can click on the IMG code and it will copy, then paste it into your post in this thread. i looked at ur gallery but the pics are too small.