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To cut or not to cut

JasonW Jul 11, 2008 01:22 AM

Man what gives? This is just getting intense. I have been on vacation all week and every day I am sitting here thinking "Are the eggs good? Are they going to hatch? Are they going to today? maybe tonight? Are they not good and I am just wasting time?" It is getting all to tempting to give up on the 7 and cut them opened and see what I see. What about a vet? Are they able to Xray eggs?
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FunkyRes Jul 11, 2008 04:10 AM

How about candling them to see if there are any blood vessels?

How long have they been incubating?
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JasonW Jul 11, 2008 10:25 AM

I candle them regularly, They have blood vesicles in them and for all intents and purposes look nasty but good still.
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JasonW Jul 11, 2008 10:26 AM

Oh sory, they have been incubating for about 100 days. Under these conditions, in this incubator my last clutch hatched in 55 days.
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RandyWhittington Jul 11, 2008 03:47 PM

I've never heard of corn snake eggs going even close to 100 days. Post a picture.
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madeofscars Jul 14, 2008 01:47 PM

100 days way too long they are probably gone. Try again with breeding. I lost my first cluth but didnt give up and doing really good for the last 3 years.

FunkyRes Jul 11, 2008 07:18 PM

100 days - my guess is they are toast.
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laurarfl Jul 11, 2008 02:37 PM

What's "nasty"? Are they covered in mold nasty? Brown spots from Moss nasty? The blood vessels look nasty? What have the temps been? Sorry if I've missed this info before.

JasonW Jul 11, 2008 07:12 PM

a little fuz, brown spots. i posted pictures lower in this forum, i will post more when i get home, temps have been in the low/mid 80s
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