Only one collasping egg... help?

[Mangiapane85]

Please keep us posted! Pulling for the little guy!


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[cletus]

No doubt. I've been watching this thread. Very anxious to see how it goes. Fingers crossed for that little egg!

[Tigerhawk]

Don't cut the egg. Cutting it will not accomplish anything good at this point. It's not like he will come out,just because you cut the egg. Nor will cutting the egg give him more room. You will do more harm than good. Please let us know how things work out.

[GoldSheep]

It's unsafe to cut into any egg prior to day 55 or the other eggs have pipped. More than likely if the hatchling inside the egg were dead you would have discoloration and or odor. Do you have "press and seal" on the tubs? I would try that b4 i would cut at this point. You would be surprised how little space a hatchling needs inside the egg.

The color is still good in terms of color (Still as white as the others.), but there is no room for the baby so I can't candle it to see if the baby is still OK.... I have the eggs in a shoebox that has a lock on it. I'm only opening it to give it air to keep the moisture up. (Once a week--check temps and moisture every day through probes. )

I'll wait 5 more days, but I'm really anxious for this little one--I don't think it deserves to die just because it was in a surprise clutch. The egg was small to begin with.... it's been a long time since I've lost snakes in their eggs. 'cause I usually plan months in advance...

The other ones at least are doing fine and look like they are filling their eggs very well. I plan to let them hatch naturally. I'm not inclined to cut... I like thing to take their course, but the egg is so collapsed I'm worried it'll be able to breathe or even pip the egg.

[GoldSheep]

The egg is molding, though still white. I think it's dead. Should I wait or try to separate it from the other eggs? I'm disappointed because it only had a few more days to go. (3 to be exact). The other eggs look fine otherwise.

[Mangiapane85]

Does candling the egg show anything this late in the process? How much yolk sac has been absorbed, remaining veins, body structure? Anything?


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[GoldSheep]

Does candling the egg show anything this late in the process? How much yolk sac has been absorbed, remaining veins, body structure? Anything?


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It's so collapsed it won't candle that well (i.e. I can't see through it and the air bubble, etc is gone). I think I can still see blood vessels at the top... but the egg is severely looking like it's going to die, if not already dead. There is only 3 days left before it would have developed lungs, etc if it's still alive in there. I wish I could do SOMETHING to keep the baby alive, but I'm not sure it'll make it.

The eggs were laid on September 16th and pretty stuck together due to it being a surprise clutch. It'd like to cut the egg soon as possible... only that one.

[GoldSheep]

I'll cut the egg tomorrow no matter what... Please be OK.

[piedlover79]

I'm pulling for this little egg! I've seen perfectly good hatchlings crawl out of some really bad eggs. I would still wait till one of the other eggs pip before cutting. If he's alive in there then he needs the full time to develop and cutting will only let the mold in.

[Mangiapane85]

Yes, I have heard of perfectly good babies pipping out of molded eggs. Don't cut it tomorrow! If the baby didn't make it, then two more days won't matter.


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