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I am looking for help for three eggs I found almost intact aside a snake that I found half dead near the road. Its head was pressed and also severely wounded at the abdomen, hence I found the eggs out ofthat area.
I just fancied to have them hatched, does anyone see a possibility?
I live in Istanbul
Thanks for any replies
Selim

Any idea what species the snake was? Your best bet would be to go to a pet store or a farm supply store and buy a cheap incubator ($30)and incubate the eggs at like 83 degrees F. Keep a close watch on them for mold. Good luck!
-Kevin

Thanks for advise, Kevin. Actually I could have a chance had I returned home and set the whole thing up(I have two aquariums at home, which could have been used for the very first hours perhaps).
Unfortunately by coming back home(some 10hrs or so)the eggs had already been "deflated". Hoping to find them again in life once more.
Thanks anyway...

Hello, Before anyone can help, can you answer a few questions?

First, what exactly do you mean " almost intact"?
Second, do you know what kind of snake it is? This is important since the temperature, humidity and incubation period can varry between species quite a bit. Secondly, if you have eggs from a venomous snake, you need to know that as the babies are fully capable of inflicting fatal bites right out of the egg.

If you want to try anyway, you need a plastic food type container with a lid, some vermiculite ( a type of potting soil) or sphagnum moss. Drill some holes in the container and lid for air. Mix the soil with fre water 1 to 1 by weight NOT volume. Place the eggs partially buried, about halfway covered in the mix and keep it heated between 82 and 85 degrees F. Sorry, don't know the exact celsius conversion but maybe around 25? The eggs may partly collapse, which should be OK, though they would generally swell. Right before hatching they will collapse a bit, then the babies will slit the egg and start coming out. Between slitting and completely coming out can take a whole day. If any eggs get moldy or smelly throw them out. Once the babies are out of the egg, if you still do not know what type they are, take some pictures and post them for an ID BEFORE you try to touch them. They may need 3 or more months to hatch.
Good Luck,
Drew

Hello, Before anyone can help, can you answer a few questions?

First, what exactly do you mean " almost intact"?
Second, do you know what kind of snake it is? This is important since the temperature, humidity and incubation period can varry between species quite a bit. Secondly, if you have eggs from a venomous snake, you need to know that as the babies are fully capable of inflicting fatal bites right out of the egg.

If you want to try anyway, you need a plastic food type container with a lid, some vermiculite ( a type of potting soil) or sphagnum moss. Drill some holes in the container and lid for air. Mix the soil with fre water 1 to 1 by weight NOT volume. Place the eggs partially buried, about halfway covered in the mix and keep it heated between 82 and 85 degrees F. Sorry, don't know the exact celsius conversion but maybe around 25? The eggs may partly collapse, which should be OK, though they would generally swell. Right before hatching they will collapse a bit, then the babies will slit the egg and start coming out. Between slitting and completely coming out can take a whole day. If any eggs get moldy or smelly throw them out. Once the babies are out of the egg, if you still do not know what type they are, take some pictures and post them for an ID BEFORE you try to touch them. They may need 3 or more months to hatch.
Good Luck,
Drew

Thanks for your detailed guideline, Drew.
I meant by "almost intact" that they looked bright and untouched, almost wet, when I found them near the mother. I cannot really tell which kind, as I am just a nature enthusiast for birds, fish and plants, but my knowledge for snakes is almost nill. However, just checked from the mother's mouth the fangs, and it had none.
I actually kept the eggs in a dry aluminium fruit juice container I found nearby, and too long perhaps. When I found them collapsed and two with mold on them, I decided to discard them. By then, no messages came, so I did not know I still had some little chance.
Thanks anyway, next time I know better what to do.
For the Celcius Fahrenheit conversion let me contribute the forum as follows:
F-32 divided by 1.8 gives you Celcius. So, the range is between 28 - 29.5 deg Celcius.
By the way, just by chance, the next day I watched some other place, from a bridge over a stream, another snake(we call it water snake)swallowing slowly a small fish. I believe it is now time for me to be interested in snakes as well.
Thanks again so much for your interest...
-Selim-

No problem,
Glad to hear you are developing an interest in reptiles. Herps and birds have alot in common, it will fin fun for you to study and compare notes...
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Drew Z.
Member, NJHS