advice plz-hatchling with umbilical chord hanging out.

[bigballs]

ok so just as the title says i have a hatchling with some type of chord hanging out of the area where the yolk absorbs into. it is closing up but the chord is still hanging out. right now i have it in a tub with shallow water inside the incubator. it doesnt look like its going anywhere so how should i deal with this situation?

[xdeus]

How big is it and how long ago did it hatch? (picture would help) It could just be the remnants of the yolk sac being absorbed. I just hatched out an albino that had a small pea-sized bulge extruding. I gently pushed it inside and let her rest on a moist paper towel for a couple of days. She's good as new.

Hopefully it's the same situation that you're going through.

[Fearless]

Pics always help, I had two with little umbilical cords that just fell off the next day, just kept them on a moist paper towel.

[nevohraalnavnoj]

Agreed. Moist paper towel for 24 hours, it should be absorbed by then. It's entirely normal.

JonV

[rabernet]

Agreed, pictures would help - and I'd take it out of the shallow water and just put it on damp paper towel. It's fine to put it back in the incubator for now.

[bigballs]

ok i snapped some pix!








i took everyones advice and lined the tub with damp paper towel and when i checked on it later the thing fell off.

thanks again!

is this a common thing for hatchlings?

[muddoc]

i took everyones advice and lined the tub with damp paper towel and when i checked on it later the thing fell off.

thanks again!

is this a common thing for hatchlings?

After looking at the pics, I was going to tell you to do what everyone else said. Then I realized that you said it fell off. I wouldn't say it is common, but I wouldn't say it is rare either. It happens sometimes, and is not really a big deal, as long as the snake isn't dragging it's yolk sac with it.

[Blue Apple Herps]

I had the same thing this year with two. And both were dragging their yolk sac around with them as well. I followed advice given here and moved them to a tub with a moist paper towel for substrate and within a day the cord and yolk sac had fallen off. Both are doing fine now and have already had a couple of meals.