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i always see snakes hatching from a clutch with like 3 other eggs that are moldy as heck almost rooting away.wont these effect the other eggs.trying to get all the know how about breeding.

thanks

If your eggs are piled in one clump and one or more begin to mold over it is best to leave them alone. This is because the risk of tearing one or more of the eggs that is attached to is very high..

When one of my eggs turns moldy I check to see if i can remove it easily.. If there is ANY resistance at all I leave it alone and it usually does not effect the other "healthy" eggs..

hope this helps.

~ mike

Don't give up on them until way after the projected hatch date. Take a look at these 7 scarlet king eggs that hatched 7 healthy babies.