Deforming in the mouth?

[Solarsoldier001]

I'm so very sorry. If they can't eat then they will have to be culled. Letting them starve to death is not an option.

I am well aware that i have to prepare myself for that


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[bcr229]

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I took your "I don't know what to do" statement to mean about the babies.

If it means you're looking for advice on future pairings... I would make a decision based on the other clutch that the albino sired. If those babies are ok, retire the mom of the deformed clutch, or at least don't pair her with that sire again. If the other albino clutch also has problems, retire the dad from breeding. Your non-albino clutches have hatched out just fine, so I don't see your incubator being the problem.

[Solarsoldier001]

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I took your "I don't know what to do" statement to mean about the babies.

If it means you're looking for advice on future pairings... I would make a decision based on the other clutch that the albino sired. If those babies are ok, retire the mom of the deformed clutch, or at least don't pair her with that sire again. If the other albino clutch also has problems, retire the dad from breeding. Your non-albino clutches have hatched out just fine, so I don't see your incubator being the problem.

How long do you wait as far as the babies? Me and my boyfriend are talking about it all the time. I told him to wait till the others come out to do it all together , because we don't know when is the right time. or should we just do it now with the ones that are out already? I just don't know which way is right. I don't think they are suffering from hunger at this moment. They did absorb the yolk. So that's what I mean as a far as I don't know. We are having an issue of "when is the right time"?


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[bcr229]

How long do you wait as far as the babies? Me and my boyfriend are talking about it all the time. I told him to wait till the others come out to do it all together , because we don't know when is the right time. or should we just do it now with the ones that are out already? I just don't know which way is right. I don't think they are suffering from hunger at this moment. They did absorb the yolk. So that's what I mean as a far as I don't know. We are having an issue of "when is the right time"?

Normally a hatchling wouldn't eat until a week or so after the first shed anyway. Honestly I'm the type that would give them all a fighting chance just to make sure I'm making the right decision: if it eats, then great - that snake will go to a pet home. If they can't eat I would euthanize it and cry afterward. Some of them, like the albino that already died, may make the decision for you.

[MikeM75]

I had the clutch from Candino male to Albino girl where the babies came out just like this. My male has bred to 4 girls and where I do still have 2 clutches in the incubator, I did have 1 clutch hatch out and had 6 or 7 great babies, no issues what so ever, so I am pretty sure it isn't the male, but it was the first clutch of the Albino girl. I also did not have any big temperature swings or anything like that. I am unsure at the moment if I will do the same pairing next year or not to see if it was a fluke or possibly the female or just this specific pairing.

[Solarsoldier001]

I had the clutch from Candino male to Albino girl where the babies came out just like this. My male has bred to 4 girls and where I do still have 2 clutches in the incubator, I did have 1 clutch hatch out and had 6 or 7 great babies, no issues what so ever, so I am pretty sure it isn't the male, but it was the first clutch of the Albino girl. I also did not have any big temperature swings or anything like that. I am unsure at the moment if I will do the same pairing next year or not to see if it was a fluke or possibly the female or just this specific pairing.

I'm hoping the issue is with the pairing. The mother is a first time mom. I don't want to repeat this pairing again.


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[RellesReptiles]

So sorry ):
I really hope it's just a coincidence this time or connected to the pairing so that she can still be a good mom in the future.
Poor babies :/
MikeM75 I mentioned you earlier (posted a link to your thread), just in case it helped them out any.