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My sons Eastern milk snake laid eggs unexpectedly some time between yesturday and today. They look sunken and are stuck is a pile. I would like to know what temperature to keep them at. Should I separate, them burry them, leave them alone. We've had it (her) for 2 weeks. I've looked for a while in previous posts but can't find. How do you get pictures in the messages hears a link to pictures of them do they look real bad? Thanks ahead for any help.
Vin
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You should get a separate plastic container with a mixture of damped but not dripping Perlite and Vermiculite. you need to transfer them exactly the same position as they are laid (meaning, the top remains the top) and partially burry them with the Perlite/vermiculite. The color looks good but I think the reason reason for it being sunken is that they are dehydrated. I am not sure if it is already too late but it is worth putting a damp paper towel (again not dripping, otherwise you'll drown the egg embryo) and placed the damp paper towel on top of them after you do the above suggetion in the plastic container. In a day or two, the sunken eggs should rebound...and if it does, you can remove the paper towel and incubate it to around 80F.

As far as posting pics on the forum, there a link "Tools and Toys" and you can click on that to post pics.

Hope that helps,

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RAY

They don't exactly look good...

Do they feel firm?
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
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Let us know what happens to your eggs, it may take a few days so dont give up. My females get moist and dry hide containers when i think they are gravid.

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Doug
....and am I the only one here that thinks designer snakes are ugly ?

a lot of people say not to but me and many others have had luck with misting them directly in order for the eggs to rebound from sunkenness, i must admit i did it when i was young and inexperienced but it worked and thats the point. mist no more than once a day until they are plump and then stop misting them it is when the eggs are too full that you can kill them. i say try the paper towel first thing after you place them in a perlite or vermiculite mixture if that does not work then mist them at that point. also you should get her off of the sand and try something else. i use shredded paper others use coconut,cypress mulch or anything but def not ceder or pine shavings. the sand COULD cause impaction
adam
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Thanks to all
I put them in damp perlite with a damp paper towel over them. They seem firm almost hard but I only gently moved them and did not squeeze them. They moved in one whole pile except for 2 that where not part of the pile one of which is covered in sand. Should I keep a cover on the container or leave it open? I will give her different bedding. I will let you all know what happens.
Thanks again
Vin

Put a cover on the container. Take off the lid every couple days to air it out.
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
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Updated 7/10
www.captivebredforum.com

Just my .02 is to not mist the eggs but rather spay the lid of the container to mimic condensation on cool glass of whatever. The water droplets will stay for awhile and you can redo this every day. Not so much that it would drip on the eggs. My belief is that it has the moisture above and below the clutch of eggs. They look good and should fill back out in a few days.
Like someone else posted sand is not the best substrate to use.
Best of luck with the clutch.
Kind Regards,
Adam