Hey everyone,

So I just hatched out my first clutch,6 eggs in all. All of them pipped and came out on their own, except for 1. I waited until 24 hours after they all left the egg until I cut the stragler. When I cut it open, (s)he was fully formed, but there was no movement. I gently nudged it and looked for a head. No movement, and no visible head. Every pic I'ved seen of snakes in the eggs, the head is visible. I made sure there was sufficient liquid in the egg, and placed it back in the incubator.

My question is, is there some way to deffinatly tell if (s)he is still alive? I'm on day 57, if it matters. I don't want to monkey around with her, if this is normal. But I also would like to use the proportional therm I have on the incubator, for the hatchling rack. No use in incubating a dead egg, right?

I can get pics if need be. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

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• How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - edth, Tue Jul 20 13:45:55 2010
• smell it - JYohe, Tue Jul 20 13:52:45 2010
• RE: smell it - ssnakes, Tue Jul 20 14:35:00 2010
• RE: smell it - edth, Tue Jul 20 14:52:40 2010
• RE: smell it - edth, Tue Jul 20 14:55:12 2010
• RE: smell it - JYohe, Tue Jul 20 15:43:40 2010
• RE: smell it - RandyRemington, Tue Jul 20 19:04:59 2010
• RE: How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - BuzzardBall, Tue Jul 20 16:14:56 2010
• RE: How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - edth, Tue Jul 20 16:52:33 2010
• RE: How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - BuzzardBall, Tue Jul 20 16:55:32 2010
• RE: How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - JYohe, Tue Jul 20 17:35:20 2010
• RE: How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - BuzzardBall, Tue Jul 20 18:39:02 2010
• RE: How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - JYohe, Tue Jul 20 19:50:36 2010
• RE: How can I tell if snake in egg is dead? - ssnakes, Wed Jul 21 10:26:41 2010