Not sure what a twisted cord is or how to check for it. I guess I'll just wait a day or 2 and hope it works out. Perhaps I've been monkeying around too much with the eggs and I need Mother Nature to take care of things here.
************ WARNING: Graphic image to follow text***************** I don't know about this forum's protocols for sharing graphic images so I've tried to add this warning in case there's anybody squeamish. I've included a graphic image of the 4th snake in the clutch. The other day I asked about the fourth egg that hadn't hatched yet. The other 3 hatched and were doing fine. The fourth wasn't moving yesterday in the egg so I cut it open. The snake was dead. What I believe was a large unabsorbed yolk was attached. BHReptiles warned me about a twisted cord. I think that's what might have happened. I had to unroll the cord around the snake. The snake's body does look deformed. Perhaps this is rigor mortis after being dead in a cramped egg. Perhaps the snake's development in the egg was really messed up. I don't know. I am disappointed this snake didn't survive. It's probably Mother Nature's way of taking care of these things. Any ideas on why this happened or what I could have done to prevent something like this?
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