Clicking hatchling?

[Raptor Llama]

Hello, guy with the Partheno clutch here. I just made a new thread since it's a very different question.

One of the hatchlings, the one that was 3rd to emerge from the egg, is clicking. None of the others are. I know clicking is an early sign of RI. I should note I heard the clicking the moment they came from the egg.

It's only this one hatchling (unless the 4th that hasn't emerged yet starts clicking). They were all of course in identical conditions, although now they are in separate tubs, but this third one is the only clicker.

I see also that clicking might happen before a shed. Do you think it should go away after the first shed? Can they get RI right out of the egg like that? Please let me know if you have experience with breeding ball pythons if this has ever happened to you.

[Bogertophis]

I'd bet it's just some egg goo in the snake's nostril that's making that noise when he breathes, & since they don't know how to blow their noses...
I'd say there's no way it hatched out with an RI, so don't panic.

[Raptor Llama]

I'd bet it's just some egg goo in the snake's nostril that's making that noise when he breathes, & since they don't know how to blow their noses...
I'd say there's no way it hatched out with an RI, so don't panic.

Good to know! That does sound likely; will the goo likely come out with time?

[Bogertophis]

Good to know! That does sound likely; will the goo likely come out with time?

I would assume & hope so. Snakes also shed some skin from the outer part of their nostrils, so it might attach & come out with their shed, or just with drinking & misting for humidity might do the job. I've watched a number of snakes hatch out, & many of them end up ducking back into their eggs when I've walked by, and then blowing bubbles because they haven't gotten the hang of breathing yet: my point is, hatchlings with goo in their nostrils probably outnumber those without it, LOL. Remember that they're so young & fairly weak right now, so they aren't breathing very hard yet either...as they get more active, they'll probably just breathe it away. Bottom line, don't worry about it.