First clutch update(miracle zombie baby!) + possible hard belly?

[AerialArtist]

Well, I'm glad I didn't toss the 7 dead eggs in the trash. I separated the live babies and the dead ones into different bins last night with plans to cut the bad ones open and examine them tonight. My boyfriend pointed out a tiny head poking out of one of the supposedly dead ones! I'd poked each and everyone one last night and was sure they were all gone. So 6 babies of the 12 are now alive and squirming.

Now I'm concerned about the two little ones that crawled out of their eggs today. I rinsed them off, weighed them(44 and 46 grams) and set them up on moist paper towel to shed. Both have distended, somewhat lumpy bellies. I've seen Justin Kobylka's video on how to remove it, BUT - as a first timer, do I attempt myself? Take them to the vet?

Does this look right at all?



My miracle baby!

[piedlover79]

I don't know much about the swollen bellies, but I do love the miracle zombie baby!!

[ARBallMorphs]

Very happy for you a sixth little worm has made it!

about hard belly, I am not sure how to recognise it in all honesty, I have seen cutting video's and babies crawl out with full bellies.

Is the belly just full or does it also have somewhat of a massive feel to them?

let's hope some of the more experienced people chime in soon.

[AerialArtist]

Two more crawled out today. Another butter spinner and a normal. The butter spinner also has a full belly. What's throwing me off is that they're a bit lumpy. Not sure if I'm overreacting or not.

The normal has definite issues, though. His siblings crawled out with fully absorbed yolks and weighing in between 44-46 grams. He left most of his yolk behind, has a narrow head, and weighs only 32 grams.

[Dave Green]

If it's soft and squishy just leave them, they will absorb what's in their belly. It's only an issue if it's hard and solid feeling.

[AerialArtist]

Awesome, thank you!

[AerialArtist]

So the last babies have come out of their eggs - looks like a little pastel and a butter pin.

While the rest absorbed all of their yolks, the normal and the pastel left much of theirs behind and are runts - the normal especially. 32 and 38 grams. Do I get them on feed sooner? Smaller prey size?

[bigSAK]

post some updated pics when you can of the clutch!

[Coluber42]

It's sort of silly how happy it makes me to hear about your little-snakes-that-could! I hope you keep posting updates and pics!

[ARBallMorphs]

Yeah, try to offer the ones that didn't absorb the yolk a small mouse/rat pup, if they don't want to eat maybe try a assist feed just to get something in them.