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Yesterday morning my snake started laying, however she only lays one about every 12 hours. The first three were slugs and the last one was good. I called my vet and she said that I should only bring her in if she goes 36 hours without laying anything. This seems a little long for me and Im getting worried. This is her (and my) second season and last year she didnt have any problems. Any ideas? Should I call another vet?
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Burm baby burm...

a little late for a reply

.....eggs laid early are usually dead or duds......

eggs laid late are dead or duds.....

the whole clutch should be laid all in a timely fashion.....should be within a couple hours actually....

eggs laid later ......will be dead, even if they were good before...

...I never go to a vet..did it once and he killed the girl and made her have more pain and suffering and shock trauma than any snake I ever saw......

.I aspirate myself and usually get the stuck eggs out.....

.If there are just a few eggs left.let her alone.keep the nest box in there and keep her warm......she should get them out within a few days...remember they will still grow inside her and will then be more stuck....

.....let us know.we'll help......vets suck at times......##$$$$.
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Thank you, I ended up not taking her in. Overall it took her 3 days to lay a total of 13 eggs. Only three look good now, the rest were slugs. Do you think only the one laid on the first day will be good?
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Burm baby burm...

usually if it takes a while to lay... only a few of the first ones will be good.... but thats most of the time... not 100% of the time....
~kin
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