The split egg sprung a leak today. I pulled the egg box out and opened the lid and without even touching the egg, a drop of liquid came out of a small hole in the plastic wrap that had not been glued down. I gently wiped the liquid off the egg and glued the hole down. Other than that, the baby is still moving around and veins look excellent. The other 3 live babies are as if nothing had happened. They are moving a lot and their veins look good and strong. I have no doubt these will hatch. When they do, I will be posting up pictures of the outcome.

The 5th egg had a small patch of fuzz on it and appeared a little damp. I blotted (gently) the surface of the egg to remove any moisture and removed the fuzz. So here comes a few questions. When I was incubating my first clutch of ball python eggs, the ones that died basically became opaque on the inside because the fluid inside became "cooked". This egg, while it has no visible veins, is not opaque yet. I do see a dark blob to one side that has hints of red. I'm assuming this is the embryo and yolk. Without veins present, and no movement that I can see, I am assuming the embryo is dead. There has been no movement since the accident. How long will it take before the egg "cooks" in the incubator? Other than the fuzz on it, it hasn't gone BAD. It just sits there, unmoving, with no veins. I don't want to remove it in case of the very very tiny chance the embryo is still alive. BUT, I don't want this fuzz spreading to the split egg either. Anything I should do?