Hi
I'm new at breeding ball pythons and my first clutch has just begun to hatch. One hatchling peeked out his head yesterday, but now around 24 hours later, none of the other have started to peek out. He looks healthy and moves his head around but has not left his egg yet.

The other eggs haven't even dimpled yet, and I never saw this one dimple either. The eggs have only been in the incubator for 43 days, they were with the female for around three days at the most before I found them. They have been incubated at a temperature between 88-90 F (31-32.5 celsius), we've had some troubles with the incubator.

Is this hatchling premature, or should I pip the other eggs? Is it common for the hatchlings to hatch several days apart? Please help. If he is premature, is there something I should do, will he survive?

I would very much appreciate any help, I'm quite worried about the eggs and the health of the hatchlings. Thank you!

Here's a picture of the baby and the other eggs. Please help.

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• Premature hatching, several days apart? - Zeq, Mon Jul 2 14:15:16 2007
• RE: Premature hatching, several days apa - melindaste, Mon Jul 2 14:24:31 2007
• RE: Premature hatching, several days apart? - zefdin, Tue Jul 3 05:55:22 2007
• RE: Premature hatching, several days apa - Zeq, Tue Jul 3 06:01:10 2007
• RE: Premature hatching, several days apa - melindaste, Tue Jul 3 07:02:26 2007