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View Poll Results: Do you cut your ball python eggs?

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  • Yes - I cut before any have pipped themselves

    18 20.93%
  • Yes - But only after one has already pipped by using it's egg tooth

    41 47.67%
  • No - I never cut eggs

    27 31.40%
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    BPnet Senior Member SquamishSerpents's Avatar
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    Are you a cutter?

    I posted up this thread yesterday and now I'm curious to see how many of you BP.netters are cutters!

    My personal thoughts on hatchlings with tangled cords

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    My first clutch is on day 56 right now and I must say it is hard to resist the urge to cut..

    I'm going to leave them be though. I figure the babies that hatch on their own are probably stronger and healthier than those who have the door wide open for them.
    ~Steffe

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    Are you a cutter?

    My clutch is currently on day 45, and I plan on cutting a very small flap on day 55 or 56.


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    I have my very first clutch and I did cut on Day 60. All seems okay so far... I cut yesterday.
    Kimbly

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    If I cut, its day 58 or later, and it is a very small flap. Typically I will not cut unless one of the other eggs has pipped. I doubt I will do any cutting at all this season.
    ~TJ~ Visit me on facebook! or Tweet me @MBReptiles

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    Re: Are you a cutter?

    I cut some - depends how impatient I am at the time really.

    So far haven't had any tangled cords (touch wood ).
    Derek

    7 adult Royals (2.5), 1.0 COS Pastel, 1.0 Enchi, 1.1 Lesser platty Royal python, 1.1 Black pastel Royal python, 0.1 Blue eyed leucistic ( Super lesser), 0.1 Piebald Royal python, 1.0 Sinaloan milk snake 1.0 crested gecko and 1 bad case of ETS. no wife, no surprise.

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    Are you a cutter?

    Quote Originally Posted by dr del View Post
    I cut some - depends how impatient I am at the time really.

    So far haven't had any tangled cords (touch wood ).
    Is it "touch wood" over there? Over here its "knock on wood".
    1.0 normal bp

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    I cut most the time I wait until day 57 or so unless I see one pip but it hard resist the draw to cut so you can se what you have.
    Was married to 4theSNAKElady (still wish we were)
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    Lol, I'm a cutter

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    I cut my first clutch on day 52.... I know.... But I was kicking myself for it because I wanted to wait to see them pip on their own but peer pressure's a B word... And I am a little impatient and they are doing well so far. For the clutch that is emerging now I waited until the first 4 pipped on their own (day 55) and then cut small windows in the others. This is my plan from here on out! So I guess I am a cutter even though I have only had 2 clutches ever so far...
    -Andrew Hall-

    Good night Chesty, wherever you are....


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