Pipped eggs on Day 59

It's now day 61 and the goo on the inside is turning cloudy and no heads have come out... I don't want to pester them...should I be worried?

When did you cut them?
They should be out by now unless you miscalculated the temps you incubated them at.

Mine have been coming out at 55 or so but I cooked them at 91.

Regards,

B

I cut them on Friday. They've been at 88-90 degrees incubating and still are. Someone said 2-3 days and they should come out well its been two and no one has peeked out. The goo on the inside is turning cloudy and I wasn't sure if that was normal or not.

All mine are out by day 60 baking at 89 degrees.
Is there movement when you poke them?
One of mine turned a funky grey color just before it came out.

All are moving but one. Unfortunately I think I lost one of my supers. Now I just don't know what to do.

It can take a day or two after they pip on their own. If you cut they may need longer depending on how far along they were developmentally.

Pics of what you are seeing would really help.....

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Pics of what you are seeing would really help.....

Lol!!
Where did all this foolishness of "they'll come out after two days of cutting" come from? It's NOT true!!
If you incubate at 88 degrees, you're looking at 60+ days of incubation. If you cut too early, those babies will stay in the egg longer than if they pipped on their own.
Yes ANOTHER reason to leave the eggs alone and let them pip on their own.
I do hope everything works out for you.

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If you incubate at 88 degrees, you're looking at 60+ days of incubation.

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I incubate at 88 .7 or so and have never had a clutch go 60 days in the incubator.
52 to 55 days almost every single clutch.
I do agree they don't always come out in 2 days, that's just not true.
With how inaccurate most thermometers are I think it's very easy to be a degree or two off of what one might think they are incubating at.

Ill see if I can get some pics posted... But pretty devastated I think I have now lost two supers. I just feel like their all just going to slowly die on me... Very upset... Never should have let someone talk me into cutting them. I have two thermometers in there and they read between 88-90 but I got out my digital temperature reader and it said the eggs were like 85 degrees...so I don't know now if I cut them too soon or what based on that temp or if it was just because I had the lid off. I'm leaving them alone until they come all the way out unless someone else has some advice to help me save my babies.

You can flush the eggs with distilled water or saline that is warmed up to the incubator temps. The cloudiness is bacteria growing. I hope they make it!

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Hi,

Have you beed remembering to flush any mould or anything out of the eggs with clean water (at incubator temp ) and a q-tip?

How big a hole did you make?

Can we see some pictures?


dr del

Was not told or did not see anywhere that I was supposed to flush. Can I get some instructions I'll go but the distilled water now! I cannot get the photos uploaded on here can email them to someone who can post them?

Hi,

Yes, when you cut eggs you allow all sorts of things in so you need to take a little care of them.

You can send the pics to drdel@ball-pythons.net and I will put them on my imageshack and post them for you.


dr del

85 degrees = 70+ days of incubation.
Sorry to hear about your losses.
Hope this thread changes some peoples minds about their "need" to cut...

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Originally Posted by mykee

Hope this thread changes some peoples minds about their "need" to cut...

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If I wouldnt have cut my last clutch I never would have found the knotted cord on my pastel;)
I dont think it should change anything, cut if you want. just keep an eye on everything

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

If I wouldnt have cut my last clutch I never would have found the knotted cord on my pastel;)
I dont think it should change anything, cut if you want. just keep an eye on everything

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Knotted cord? What did you have to do for that? This is the first I'm reading of this, learn something new everyday :) Tell me more please! :)

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

Have you beed remembering to flush any mould or anything out of the eggs with clean water (at incubator temp ) and a q-tip?

How big a hole did you make?

Can we see some pictures?


dr del

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dr del, this is interesting read for me, and I would like to read more about flushing out with distilled water and cleaning and clearing out with distilled water please. As I have a clutch due starting sept 22, 2012 and would like to be as prepared as I can be. :)

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Originally Posted by Scaleyz

Knotted cord? What did you have to do for that? This is the first I'm reading of this, learn something new everyday :) Tell me more please! :)

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I just removed the baby from the egg and untangled her umbillical cord then she got her own tub in the bator with wet paper towels.

How often should I flush them? I don't know what the heck happened but it seems like two or three came back to life since I did that and turned the temp up a little. I owe you all big time! Hopefully they all come back to me. Thanks do much for all ur help and advice. If u have anymore that will help me keep my babies healthy and alive ill take it!

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Originally Posted by aidenangel

How often should I flush them? I don't know what the heck happened but it seems like two or three came back to life since I did that and turned the temp up a little. I owe you all big time! Hopefully they all come back to me. Thanks do much for all ur help and advice. If u have anymore that will help me keep my babies healthy and alive ill take it!

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I'd flush as often as you need to in order to keep the fluid clear and not cloudy.

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Here's my next question...two or three are still in the embryonic sac where as the others are already out of the sacs from why I can tell? Is this normal? I guess as my first time clutch I should have just gone with my instincts and left them the heck alone cause now I am completely lost!

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

I just removed the baby from the egg and untangled her umbillical cord then she got her own tub in the bator with wet paper towels.

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Oh so that was it? Did this one have any adverse effects from having a tangled umbilical cord, like did it take it longer to absorb? Thank you for sharing! :)

She is a little smaller than the other 3 but everything else is fine. She was also the first one to eat