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Hi everyone, I have been trying to breed this year for the 1st time, and was lucky enough that my female laid 3 good eggs. they are due on the 13 september (60 days).

2 have already collapsed so i decided to candle them last night to see how they were doing, the 2 that had collapsed looked full and fine but the third had a small yolk in the bottom,(how the others looked weeks ago) but was full of large veins, I cant see how it will fill the egg in such a short space of time, what ive read says you should slit any unhatched eggs within 48 hours of the last hatchling. is this normal development behaviour or do you think there is a problem?

any advice would be much appreciated.

Regards,

kenny.

Really there is no advice to give on this one. Just wait and see what happens.

I wouldn't put too much stock in what see by candling especially if this is your first year doing it and don't have a lot of past experience to compare it to.

They'll all probably hatch out fine.

Justin
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J. Kobylka Reptiles

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thanks for getting back to me, i'm sure your right i was just worried that it would not be up be healthy enough to hatch after the 60 days - but i read somewhere last night that they can go as far as 70 days in some conditions.
regards,

Kenny

Pictures might make it a little easier to see what you are talking about.

I'm far from an expert but usually when I candle my eggs within a couple weeks of hatching I see well defined snakes wiggling around in the eggs. When it gets to hatch time if it doesn't hatch within a couple of days of the others - cut a flap in it and take a look. If the egg looks good - I don't think theres a need to worry - if there is a developmental problem - I'm not sure if there's a lot you can do at this stage but wait.

A good question for the experts.
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Tosha
JET Pythons

(CJBianco explaining the origins of the BP market.)
"In the beginning Bob created the Ball Python market. And the market was without morph, and wild traits were upon the industry. And Bob said, Let there be morph, and there was morph. And Bob saw the morph, that it was good; and Bob divided the morph from the wild trait. And Bob called the morph Albino, and the wild trait Normal. And the Albino and the Heterozygous Albino were the first investment.
-- Christopher 1:1-1:5"

thanks for getting back to me, my concern was that its so underdeveloped compared to the other two, but i read yesterday they can incubate later than the 60 days and it does look healthy as far as veins etc so fingers crossed its just a slow starter!

Kenny