cut egg and fluid leaking?

This is for the egg cutters out there. We decided for better or worse to slit one today on day 58/59; there's a nice healthy baby in there! It was astounding to see it and realize how big they are in the egg and how hard it is to apprciate them by mere candling..
So.. how do you deal with leaky fluid? A tiny amount came out, and I did not wipe it because like chicken-egg fluid, I know that it is stuck to itself and instead of wiping a little up, I would be ripping a string of it out. So I left it as is.. any ideas?
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look at that tiny pattern!!!
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...es/cuteggg.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...cres/faced.jpg here is another pic!! His nose is under the fluid though, is this ok? I am afraid he will drown..

They will be fine. They will stay in the egg and absorb more of that fluid. I've had them slit the egg and sit in it for two days with just their head sticking out. Congratulations.

It shouldn't drown, after all, its not im for him to come out. If he peake his head out, and took his first breath, and went back in, under the fluid, then that would worry me.

Your snake is fine. By the looks of the pic I would guess he is probably 4-5 days from coming out. He looks healthy though. I know it's hard but try to leave him alone and let him absorb the rest of the yolk. Congrats on your babies.
Allen Belcher

Thanks :) I can't express how happy I am about this. :D

Throw a damp paper towel over it if you're concerned.

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Originally Posted by RKO

Throw a damp paper towel over it if you're concerned.

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I found that some breeders do exactly that. Does it help in any way or is more for piece of mind?

the leaked fluid isn't going to affect the situation at all. Just don't squeeze the egg and make all of it come out or your snake will end up all sticky and dried out looking from the sudden exposure to air all around it.

I slit 3 of my eggs that hadn't hatched with the other on Day 60. The more plump ones oozed out a LOT of goo in the initial slitting, but stopped quickly, and I did not squeeze or get curious enough to open it up further.

I just wanted to make the hatching part easier on the little buggers.

I didn't use the scissors to make a cut... I dragged a semi-sharp point along the top until a slight weak line formed and they split on their own. I figured that was as close to what they do as possible... and in the process of me making vibrations from dragging the point, it made the one that hatched start to move and attempt to come out! It was pretty cool.

:taz: Man i bet your excited. I cant wait for that day to come for me....

Question... if they stay in the egg, not even pushing on the slit I made (which they're not as of this morning), how long until they try to come out? There's still a lot of the egg white in there. I'm on Day 61.

Also, I just made a slit, not an opening big enough to see in (maybe 3/4"). I have no idea what's in there.

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Originally Posted by bait4snake

Question... if they stay in the egg, not even pushing on the slit I made (which they're not as of this morning), how long until they try to come out?

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Unfortunately, no one can give you that answer. It really depends on the animals themselves. Sometimes I wish that they all just followed the same "program" and crawled out of the egg on day 2 for example ... but the reality is that some jump out right away, others sit for days and days before they're ready. They're very individualistic like that.

Keep an eye on them so that they don't dry out and they'll be fine. ;)

Hope this helps.

-adam

Thanks :) I am debating on slitting the others. I wonder if our slitting the one, made the one that's out now, self-pip somehow? It's like the early guy at the party "um.. hello.. where is everyone?..."

So, how exactly do you keep them from drying out? A just wet paper towel? Is that the most common way?

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Originally Posted by bait4snake

So, how exactly do you keep them from drying out? A just wet paper towel? Is that the most common way?

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or a moist box.

-adam

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Originally Posted by Alice

I found that some breeders do exactly that. Does it help in any way or is more for piece of mind?

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Honestly, I am not 100% on the answer to that. Just heard to do it. Might help them with security more.

You have nothing to worry about. When you cut an egg and the fluid leaks out it is fine as long as you do not squeeze it all out. If you look into the egg you will notice the baby is in a clear sack you may see a few vains on top of it. Under no circumstances do you break that sack. Once the baby is ready it would break the sack. Other than that you need not to worry. They will come out when ready. Good luck.