Quote Originally Posted by JasonG View Post
First off... Is the cord tied in a knot anywhere from his belly to the sac? If not then leave him be... he should absorb some more yolk.

If its in a knot you could try to untangle it. But if that fails you'll have to cut the cord. I had to do this with one of my babies this year. She was real skinny and didn't absorb any yolk. So I had my wife tie the cord off with thread and then gave her a few days to rest. Maybe 2. Then I took an egg out of the fridge and let it get room temperature. I then separated the yellow yolk from the egg, mixed it up and used a children's medicine dispenser and pumped some yolk into the snakes belly via its mouth. Just like assist feeding.

I had to do this 3 times. Fast forward a month and she is still a difficult eater, but has survived and is growing at a great rate. I soon hope to see her change her feeding habits around but the yolk really did help her...
As far as I can tell, its not tangled up. Just a big blobby sac.

And as for "a lot of water", any idea how much that means? Right now the paper towels in the bottom are moist, but they're not sopping wet.