when to cut and when not to cut

[anatess]

ok thanks for the info . im going to wait atleast till tomarrow probally , if i do cut the eggs how long does it take for them to come out

After you cut the eggs, they will usually stay like that for a day or two, sometimes more. Leave them in the incubator in the egg box. If you don't have holes in your egg tub, you might want to puncture two small holes on the lid. Then you should see them start to poke their heads out of the coil. They are breathing air at this point. Leave them alone some more until they crawl completely out of the eggs - this usually takes another day or two. When they're completely out, they will usually not have any yolk left, you can throw out the egg, clean out the snake (you can use the water you put in the incubator to wash out him out) and transfer the snake to a small tub (a 6 qt is ideal) with moist paper towels for substrate. The small tub should be set up with the proper heat gradient of 90 on hot side, 80 on cool side. You can put all of the snakes in the clutch in this one tub or if you already have all the tubs, you can separate them out too. After about a week or so, they should start to shed. Put each snake into individual tubs after shed if you haven't yet. You should be able to start feeding them a fuzzy at this point.

My suggestion is, after you cut the eggs, take a picture of all of them and post it on this forum. There are several things that can possibly go wrong - like wrapped umbilicus, etc - that the experts here can identify very quick. They can help you deal with these kinds of things as you go along. Keep taking pictures and posting them at every stage so they can help.

[zman]

After you cut the eggs, they will usually stay like that for a day or two, sometimes more. Leave them in the incubator in the egg box. If you don't have holes in your egg tub, you might want to puncture two small holes on the lid. Then you should see them start to poke their heads out of the coil. They are breathing air at this point. Leave them alone some more until they crawl completely out of the eggs - this usually takes another day or two. When they're completely out, they will usually not have any yolk left, you can throw out the egg, clean out the snake (you can use the water you put in the incubator to wash out him out) and transfer the snake to a small tub (a 6 qt is ideal) with moist paper towels for substrate. The small tub should be set up with the proper heat gradient of 90 on hot side, 80 on cool side. You can put all of the snakes in the clutch in this one tub or if you already have all the tubs, you can separate them out too. After about a week or so, they should start to shed. Put each snake into individual tubs after shed if you haven't yet. You should be able to start feeding them a fuzzy at this point.

My suggestion is, after you cut the eggs, take a picture of all of them and post it on this forum. There are several things that can possibly go wrong - like wrapped umbilicus, etc - that the experts here can identify very quick. They can help you deal with these kinds of things as you go along. Keep taking pictures and posting them at every stage so they can help.

thanks for all the info

[zman]

After you cut the eggs, they will usually stay like that for a day or two, sometimes more. Leave them in the incubator in the egg box. If you don't have holes in your egg tub, you might want to puncture two small holes on the lid. Then you should see them start to poke their heads out of the coil. They are breathing air at this point. Leave them alone some more until they crawl completely out of the eggs - this usually takes another day or two. When they're completely out, they will usually not have any yolk left, you can throw out the egg, clean out the snake (you can use the water you put in the incubator to wash out him out) and transfer the snake to a small tub (a 6 qt is ideal) with moist paper towels for substrate. The small tub should be set up with the proper heat gradient of 90 on hot side, 80 on cool side. You can put all of the snakes in the clutch in this one tub or if you already have all the tubs, you can separate them out too. After about a week or so, they should start to shed. Put each snake into individual tubs after shed if you haven't yet. You should be able to start feeding them a fuzzy at this point.

My suggestion is, after you cut the eggs, take a picture of all of them and post it on this forum. There are several things that can possibly go wrong - like wrapped umbilicus, etc - that the experts here can identify very quick. They can help you deal with these kinds of things as you go along. Keep taking pictures and posting them at every stage so they can help.

i have them in a small tube with press and seal inbetween the container and lid to keep the humidity up , should i take it off for the next few day so they can dimple a little . the 4 of the 5 eggs are round and full . in case ihave to cut . tomarrow is day 60

[seeya205]

If you are going away for the weekend then cut when you get back if they have not piped yet. You will want to be able to check on them after cutting. You can put a hole at each end of the tub to allow air flow(Gundy's method) as the babies will need air after pipping!

[zues]

i have them in a small tube with press and seal inbetween the container and lid to keep the humidity up , should i take it off for the next few day so they can dimple a little . the 4 of the 5 eggs are round and full . in case ihave to cut . tomarrow is day 60

Remove the press and seal. The lid on your egg box is not air tight so you will be fine. I would say that if you are going out of town for a few days to let them be untill you get home. Far more can go wrong after you cut them and you will not be there to check on them. Are you expecting normals or morphs from this clutch?

[CeeJay]

This is good info. Thanks.