Saline

Is this the right stuff....http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../016_thumb.jpg

Yup...that's saline all right!

Leave. Those eggs. Alone.

Do not start using that unless the fluid in the egg starts to smell off or discolors. Keep your finners out of the eggs as much as possible.


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Thanks for the help...im not gonna do anything unless i have too....just wanted to make sure i have the right stuff incase i need it....Thanks again Richie Boo

I've always wondered the same thing. I know you can buy straight saline, but its kind of hard to come by around our parts, but you can find the saline that was made for contacts that have a few extra ingredients anywhere, like the stuff the OP posted. There have been a handful of times I've had to top off and/or clean a few eggs and I always just played it safe and used distilled water. Now I know. This makes me feel better because I always have a bottle or two of that laying around. :gj:

so, what's the deal here? (haven't heard of this before) as I haven't bred any snakes yet. any info would be great, thanks.

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so, what's the deal here? (haven't heard of this before) as I haven't bred any snakes yet. any info would be great, thanks.

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Sometimes when we cut eggs open or they pip on their own or whatever other reason you can imagine where the babies are still inside the eggs and haven't emerged on their own where they are exposed to the outside world for longer than normal period of time. Being that a sealed egg protects them from bacteria and keeps fluids locked in, an open egg can collect bacteria and/or dry out. We use stuff like saline or distilled water to flush out bacteria and replenish the fluids lost due to drying out. Hope that made sense. :gj:

Great explanation!!!^^^^^


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This is what i use. I get the small 15ml sized disposable ones. Buy them in a pack of 48.
Its 98% Purified Water.

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Sometimes when we cut eggs open or they pip on their own or whatever other reason you can imagine where the babies are still inside the eggs and haven't emerged on their own where they are exposed to the outside world for longer than normal period of time. Being that a sealed egg protects them from bacteria and keeps fluids locked in, an open egg can collect bacteria and/or dry out. We use stuff like saline or distilled water to flush out bacteria and replenish the fluids lost due to drying out. Hope that made sense. :gj:

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I use a water sprayer of tap water kept in the incubator. Then again Scotland has very soft water.

And very frugal people. :ninja:

I just kept a bottle of distilled water handy. I use a small needleless syringe to gently squirt a few drops in as needed.

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