eggs incubated at 87* day 57

incubating my ball python eggs at 87* and its day 57 there are 5 eggs 1 of then looks nice and plump still(it happens to be at the front of the egg box?) all the others have been deflated for awhile maybe almost 2 weeks lets say 12 days they are sealed containers with press a seal and a lid on im using hatchrite for medium and a proprtional thermostat should i just let them go and wait till one pips to cut ?

If you are that far along, you should probably remove the Press n Seal now. As they get close to pipping there should be a bit more air exchange. Looking forward to some pictures when they go. Good luck with the odds gods.

I have incubated at 89 the past couple years but this year I incubated at closer to 87. When I incubated at 89 I usually had pippers right around day 55. This year at 87 I have had 2 clutches hatch so far, and they didn't start pipping on their own untill day 60. They did start deflating a good bit before that however.

Seems like 60 days is the average for me. Incubate between 87-89 over the past few years. It's hard for me to wait that long.....

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Originally Posted by rlditmars

If you are that far along, you should probably remove the Press n Seal now. As they get close to pipping there should be a bit more air exchange. Looking forward to some pictures when they go. Good luck with the odds gods.

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Agreed - Somewhere between day 45 and 50 we start doing daily air exchanges until the little ones hatch.

My first Clutch This year I've incubated at average 88 and wait was 60 days.. I even ask on forum Should i cut the eggs???... Most of responses was no and I'm glad i was listening...
all hatched by them self.... with all yolk absorbed.. they shed nicely after few days and then eat firts meal without issues....

PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE :gj::gj::gj:

thx for responses people im gonna wait till 60 days im just so excited cant wait lol gonna have some spider het red axanthics hopefully plan on keeping all the females hopefully

its day 61 now and still no pip im getting nervouse in your opinion since you incubated at the same temp should i cut thet are very deflated it seems

Are they candling fine?

I don't believe in cutting the eggs. They'll pip when they want to.

I incubated at 88-89 and everyone pipped on day 53. It all depends.

I incubated at 89 and they're pipping on day 51. Interesting, they seem to be faster than the other snakes mentioned in this thread

subbed! good luck with everything, cannot wait for fresh baby pics :D

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its day day 62 and 1 oclock in the morning and 3 pipped so i cut all the eggs all seem healthy i removed them from egg bin put in a tub with paper towels and lid back into incubator they go hope thay all emerge happy and healthy ill keep ya'all posted on what i get looked like a couple het red axanthic spiders:taz: , a spider and 2 het red axanthics although one may be a normal lol thanks for everyone comments and help really glad i waited now the process of leaving the egg shedding and first feeding yay

I am incubating at pretty much 87 and at day 60 they are pipping

I'm on day 58 at 88.5ish degrees. The eggs have been fully deflated for almost 2 weeks even though humidity is up. I got nervous about them but didn't want to cut, so I gently poked the eggs with my finger. Each one responded with a little 'kick'. This thread is helping me maintain my patience for a few more days!

I'm at day 44 and I'm starting to get excited Im nervous serving is going to go wrong now but I still don't plan to cut. I see movement and veins when I candle and I still have press and seal but I notice condensation starting to develops in the tub and there wasn't any up till now.

1.1 pastels, 1.0 lesser, 0.1 spider, 1.3 norm. 1.0 fire 0.1 RTB 0.0 sav. Mon.

i've cut "plump" eggs on day 55 after one pipped. its generally fine. just a little more egg goo on your hands.

heres the pics of of 4 the 5th one is not pictured any help on what they may be


http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/ba...tml?sort=3&o=0

OMG day 50 now I'm dying, to cut or not to cut. I had pretty much decided not to cut but the temptation is getting worse LOL I removed the press and seal and the condensation has decreased and the eggs have deflated slightly but they still look good. I'm thinking if I don't cut then they might come out out sooner instead of sitting in the egg with their head poking out for a week.

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I've never really been able to understand why some people choose to cut their eggs on or even before the 60 day mark. Is it just impatience?
Even when us women are pregnant with our children, going overdue is quite common & generally doctors won't proceed with any interventions (whether it be an induction or an elective c-section, which is essentially what cutting is) for at least a week-10days. From my understanding, there's more risks associated with cutting and I don't believe I will ever cut any eggs that my girls lay, though I'm sure there will be the temptation.

That being said, I do support cutting if an egg is obviously overdue and the rest of it's clutch-mates have pipped/hatched themselves.

Yep that's my thinking too however its awful tempting.:D

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Well its day 52 and some of the eggs are deflated pretty bad what causes this? Is the egg deflating because the baby is absorbing the fluid in the egg? I open the tub every day and check on them I hope I haven't caused a problem by messing with them too much.

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Day 54 and three have pipped five still to go. I did cut a bigger hole for them after they pipped. I hope that's OK.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/02/hejypu9u.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/02/8a8ajejy.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/02/8a6yqemy.jpg

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Well I let them pip on there own and I have eight pretty babies http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/03/u3u8uma7.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/03/a7yhe4e6.jpg

1.1 pastels, 1.0 lesser, 0.1 spider, 1.3 norm. 1.0 fire 0.1 RTB 0.0 sav. Mon.