My last clutch is hatching and encountered my first twisted umbilical cord. The cord was twisted around the snake's tail. I was able to get it off of the snake, but it unfortunately resulted in a knot in the cord. I wasn't able to get the knot out and was forced to tie-off and cut the cord. There was about a quarter sized amount of yolk left in the sac, but it had already hardened some and wasn't usable for a syringe feeding.

The hatchling is 35g. The smallest I've had so far. I'm just trying to plan the next few steps to make sure this baby has the best chances of thriving.

I moved the baby to a deli cup with about a 1/4 inch of water. I left the deli cup in the incubator to keep her nice and warm. Hoping that she will be able to drink as much as she can. Planning to move her to another cup on damp paper towels later today.

Not sure exactly how to approach feeding a hatchling that's this small and probably a bit weaker than her siblings. My first thought is to just wait a bit and offer her a mouse pinkie like normal. Should I try to offer sooner than I normally would (before 1st shed) since she might be too weak to eat normally in 5-10 days when she sheds?

Has anyone else dealt with a similar situation before? Can you think of anything else I should be doing at this point? Any good thoughts on how to proceed with feeding in the next several days?

Thanks in advance!