Hatch Date Question??

So what are the thoughts about a snake's birthday?

Is it when it pips its head out of the egg?
or
Is it when it fully comes out of the egg?

Lol, and what about a human...what if the head pops out at 11:59 but the baby doesn't come out until 12:01???

JonV

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Originally Posted by nevohraalnavnoj

Lol, and what about a human...what if the head pops out at 11:59 but the baby doesn't come out until 12:01???

JonV

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Once the head pops out, the shoulders are between the pelvis of the mother and it restricts the breathing. Once the head pops out the kid is pulled out...no waiting, even the 2 minutes that you said.....:D

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Originally Posted by monk90222

Once the head pops out, the shoulders are between the pelvis of the mother and it restricts the breathing. Once the head pops out the kid is pulled out...no waiting, even the 2 minutes that you said.....:D

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Oh wow! I totally learned something new today! So it's basically like the kid is being rear naked choked if he/she hangs around too long. Crazy!

JonV

Yup, my first kid got "stuck" in that position...my wife almost had to have an emergency C-section....his heart rate was down to 8 BPM...

I personally think that it is when it crawls out. Until it's out, it is still preparing to face the world (i.e. absorbing yolk). They don't do real well when they don't get that "first" meal.

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Originally Posted by monk90222

Yup, my first kid got "stuck" in that position...my wife almost had to have an emergency C-section....his heart rate was down to 8 BPM...

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Whoa! 8BPM...that's incredibly low. I guess I learned a lot of new stuff to do. I'm pretty weak in the "children" department.

JonV

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Originally Posted by muddoc

I personally think that it is when it crawls out. Until it's out, it is still preparing to face the world (i.e. absorbing yolk). They don't do real well when they don't get that "first" meal.

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But what if a couple take a few days longer to crawl out? Different hatch dates within one clutch?

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Originally Posted by monk90222

But what if a couple take a few days longer to crawl out? Different hatch dates within one clutch?

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of course. They clutch doesn't have a hatch date, only each egg does.

For me its when the baby is all the way out.

Yea, I think its when its all of the way out- cause if you think about it, a lot of breeders cut the eggs early, and even if they dont a hatchling can be poking its head in and out of the egg for a few days, but its still in the just chillin, and absorbing the rest of its yolk :)