Corn snake laying one egg every couple of days.

[Skyrivers]

Sky, I might be wrong about this but I think the flies are only (or mostly?) attracted to bad eggs to begin with...even if we can't smell them, flies can...it's their "job".

But yes, their maggots will mess up the rest, so this is why I take great pains with clutches of eggs laid to separate them as soon as I get my hands on them...so I can easily toss out the ones that go bad- that way the good eggs are safer.

It takes patience to separate eggs (that's an understatement!): the sooner you do this after they're laid, the easier it is because the eggs are softer & still moist...but it CAN be done even when dry. Always maintain them in the vertical orientation as laid...no turning. (I know you know that) If in a big clump, easier to subdivide them first if you can. Then I take just a drip of water from fingertip (or use an eyedropper) & place it where 2 eggs are stuck together to re-moisten them. You must not get the whole eggs wet or they can drown. Once that contact spot is moist, I gently roll the eggs (one in each hand) slightly towards, then slightly away, back & forth, & you'll see then eggs slowly loosen up, until they come apart. Plant them in the damp vermiculite & keep working on the others. Slow & easy...yes, I've done this with big & well-adhered clutches.

You may see a slightly thinner spot on the eggs where you've separated them, but as long as you don't pull them apart to where they open, they are still fine & can go the distance, & hatch just fine. Too much humidity can drown the eggs...it can condense & drip on them. Anyway, good luck! I hope at least some hatch for you, it's so much FUN to watch snakes hatch out!

BTW, did you candle them? Do you know about that? How to tell the good eggs?

Thank you for the advice. Only 2 were hard stuck together. The rest are separate. The 2 that are stuck look good. Time will tell.

Some other useful info is they take longer than a month to hatch. I use a day counter app and start checking daily for pips and babies around day 55.

Also genetically if both parents are amels there is no chance of getting normals from the clutch.

I know takes longer than a month. I check on them daily. I don't bother them unless I see an issue like I did last night. I think was keeping them to moist and so some did not get hard quick enough. So much learning to do...… Looking forward to some babies. Hoping that 10 or more will make it. Just doing everything I can to keep them alive. Wild ones drop and are left to whatever might come along in south Texas so hoping that I can do a little better than nature.

Any and all advice will be welcomed.

[Skyrivers]

I cleaned out her cage today to spot clean it and found 2 more eggs. One dud and one fertile. That is 27 laid. 14 still doing good. I think more were duds than I thought and the flys hit hard. They are bug free now and in a better location that is more protected from flys reaching them. She shed 3 days ago and she eat 2 days ago. She eat a small rat that was little bigger than a fuzzy. She is curled up in her warm hide and has a vet appointment to make sure she is empty and ok after laying such a large clutch. Such a good girl.

[Skyrivers]

Just to update everyone. Mama is doing really well and eating as well as drinking again. She is back to being calm when handled also. The eggs are still cooking and waiting to hatch out. This is day 44 or 45 I think for the first 2. We are still a week or more away from some babies. Nice clear veins in the eggs when candled. Have the heat rack warmed up and ready to go. Cant wait to see some hatchlings.

[Skyrivers]

50 days in. 8 to 12 days to go. We are so excited. Can't wait to see some babies. Nice clear veins still and great looking eggs.