OK; the egg that was denting; it dented so severely that the shell cracked at the tip of one of the dents. The opening was about a quarter of an inch big; it actually seemed like the snake wanted to come out (at least seeing that hole.) We took a flashlight, looked in VERY carefully, and.. there's a little snake in there. I was able to make out his face, and it is TINY; the head isn't even an inch long!
I am completely at a loss; it and its vermiculite are Not dehydrated; you could actually see red veins still attached to the shell, and I could also see a tiny TINY part of the snake's pattern; scales and all. I am overwhelmed and amazed by how TINY he is; proportionally, the body is little wider than a #2 pencil.
Do you think this baby will still live, if it is not yet ready to come out but the shell has breached like this? Think I should I take a bandaid and tape the opening shut; I have read that ppl have done this when, say, an egg breaks during seperation from a rotten egg, with good results. It is not moving, but the veins are red and it is fully formed, judging by the tiny part of the head I saw.
There is still a good bit of yolk in there too; I really don't think the snake is ready to come out. This is day 56.