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Two of my corn eggs are pipping. One is actually totally out.

I know you are not supposed to help them out of the eggs. i was just curious why snakes start to hatch if they are not ready to come all the way out. Any one have an explanation?
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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

Ive always been told to cut a slit in the eggs larger so it is easier for them to come out. A guy I know been breeding for 12 years now told me that, but Im sure someone will disagree. It has however worked me so far. JMO
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I have come to the conclusion that there is no cure for snake addiction!

ya, I have cut the holes a little bigger for the snakes. They seem to really like that and it has not done any harm.
I just can't find any info on exactly why snakes slit the eggs before they are ready to come out. I know they have to absorb the yolk, but was wondering why cut the egg if they havent absorbed it. Is there not enough air in there or something. It just seems kind of odd to me. You'd think they wouldn't want to come out of the protection of the egg until totally ready to leave it. I would think opening the egg before ready to leave it would leave them open to predatation. Maybe I am just over thinking it.
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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

Absorbing all the yolk prior to departure.

Best to let them sit there until finished.

Looks like you did a good job start to finish…

Good Job…Dann

thank you.
My boyfriend was too eager and prodded one of the eggs of my kings. It came out before the yolk sac was absorbed. It did fine though. We kept it in a container with a little water and the sac came off. The snake has eaten since and looks great. Eventhough I told him not to, my BF is impatient. I guess he is one of those that has to learn from experience!!! lol. We are letting the corns sit as long as they want.

Oh, it turns out my amel was het for anery, because I have snows. I bred her to a snow, but only expected amels. I am glad that I can add that to her "record". I am keeping notes on all my snakes and the breedings. I knew nothing about her background, so am excited to find this out!

I will post pictures later. Although, my camera is not good at close ups, so the pictures will be blurry.
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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

The embryo snakes have bloodvessals along the inside of the eggshell for oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange. At hatching time they have to cut off that respiratory system and change over to breathing with the lungs. They need to salvage as much blood from these bloodvessals as they can and then cut the connections between the snake's body and the shell bloodvessals. This process is not instantaneous, and they need to breathe before the process is complete.

Paul Hollander

That makes perfect sense. Thank you. I knew there had to be a good explanation behind the whole process.
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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog