Aspiration of an egg is not a difficult procedure as long as you maintain a cool head about it.



You will need an 18 gauge needle on a 5-10 cc syringe. Rubber gloves and some alcohol swabs would be good to have too. You are going for the egg nearest the cloaca, and you will insert the needle mid-sideline side of the snake into the egg (this means you are aiming for half-way through the middle of the snake). It is good to have a helper with you to help hold the snake. Hold the snake still and you are going to draw out on the plunger of the needle when you think the tip of the needle is sitting in the middle of the egg. You should see cloudy white liquid fill the syringe. If nothing comes, you are not in the right place so try again. Be certain to use an alcohol swab on the surface of the snake body before you begin and then again after you retreat. I would do just the first egg and then give a few days to see if the other eggs pass.



good luck!

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