Long story short, I had a pastel female that did not put on as much weight on after last season as I would have liked. She decided to go on a feed strike over the winter, and was barely at 1500g in January when she had been over 1900g the year before. I decided to give her the year off, she wasnt cycled or paired this year, but she had other plans in mind. Imagine my surprise when I opened the drawer to an ovulation in mid March.
I honestly wasnt suspecting any viable eggs, and was actually quite concerned when she didnt even lay until 56 days POS. I was just at the point of taking a trip to the vet when she decided to give me a break and lay. Final count was 2 slugs and 3 TINY fertile eggs, the largest being 41g.
The 41g egg next to a 94g egg from another clutch.
Fast forward to day 55. I had decided to treat them like regular eggs and cut little slits. Everything looked fine and today I got my first nose! Of course as soon as I grabbed the camera he/she pulled right back into the egg. These guys are going to be corn snake tiny!
The other good news is mom is eating like a champ this year. She is already back over 1600g. I swear these guys enjoy messing with us.
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Originally Posted by MootWorm
