What happens when you cut the membrane?

[Slaeggan]

What happens when you cut the membraine?

Is it just so the baby can get out more easily or does it start some kind of process, like cutting the oxygen in the egg to the baby?

//Victor

[Brian Fobian]

Primarily people do it out of curiosity

[SnakeGirl3]

Cutting the egg or the membrane?

If egg cutting, I agree with Brian: most do it out of curiosity or because they just can't wait to "see what they've got." Personally, I don't cut eggs unless there's a reason for it (potential problem with an egg).

If you're asking about the clear membrane around the baby within the egg, don't cut that, ever. If you cut it and the baby isn't ready to breathe on its own yet, the baby will die (and that would really suck, to incubate all that time and then kill the baby right when it's supposed to be hatching).

[dr del]

Hi,

Cutting the egg or the membrane?

If egg cutting, I agree with Brian: most do it out of curiosity or because they just can't wait to "see what they've got." Personally, I don't cut eggs unless there's a reason for it (potential problem with an egg).

If you're asking about the clear membrane around the baby within the egg, don't cut that, ever. If you cut it and the baby isn't ready to breathe on its own yet, the baby will die (and that would really suck, to incubate all that time and then kill the baby right when it's supposed to be hatching).

Sorry but that is wrong.

It's fairly common for that membrane to be cut when people cut eggs and, aside from making it slightly easier for detritus and nasties to get into the egg white it really doesn't have any negative effects.

What can kill eggs while cutting is if you cut too many of the veins so you need to be careful about that.


dr del

[Slaeggan]

Yeah I was talking about the membraine around the baby inside the egg and I know they don´t die because I usually cut that.
Just wondering if someone knew if it starts some kind of process or nothing happens, it´s only easier for the baby to ge out.

//Victor

[dr del]

Hey,

Yeah I was talking about the membraine around the baby inside the egg and I know they don´t die because I usually cut that.
Just wondering if someone knew if it starts some kind of process or nothing happens, it´s only easier for the baby to ge out.

//Victor

No, as far as I know, it doesn't start or affect any of the processes going on.

But it can let infection in easier so it is always best to wait until near the end of the development so the snake doesn't end up sitting in a cess pit.

I always wash out any grey film or funky looking spots with water the same temp as the eggs. I keep a water sprayer in the incubator for that purpose.


dr del

[Slaeggan]

Ok Thanks for the replies!
This clutch is kind of late, day 62 today but some of them have put their heads out now, just want too see the killerbee and the superpastels in their full glory

mvh Victor

[JayCee]

Using substrate-less incubation allows me to pick up the eggs and easily candle them (using a small flashlight) and most times have a good idea of what I have in the egg.

Pied are easy to tell prior to hatching. My bumblebees & spiders were easy to spot. Dark morphs are harder but you can often see their patterns.