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The odds were in my faver this time.I started with 5 eggs 2 were infertile from a calico x normal.I cut the eggs(I know just shoot me).When the first baby started to come out of the egg it was having trouble I noticed the umbilical cord wrapped tightly around it,s body and it had been unable to absorb much of it,s yolk. I cut the cord but lost that baby a female calico.The other two hatched out and are ok 1.1 calicos.

Sorry to hear about you losing the other female Terry.

On the bright side, congrats on the pair of Calicos you ended up with. Man that's some awesome odds to have 3 Calicos out of 3 eggs. Best of luck with them.
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Louis Kirkland
Cornerstone Reptiles

I had the same thing happen to me with a twisted umbilical. I was able to untwist it and place the hatchling in a small bowl with damp paper towel. Within a day all the yolk was gone. She ended up doing fine. Sorry you did not have the same experience. You did end up with 2 nice animals though...congratz on those fine animals Terry.
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Dino White

www.whitediamondreptiles.com
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Those are nice! Congrats Terry.

Sorry for your loss. I lost a high white Piebald last year, it died in the egg after having it's head out and breathing. When I cut the egg after it died to take a look, it had the same problem with a huge yolk sack. I think it was to weak from being unable to absorb any nutrients. There was only 2 good eggs to start with and of course the Het male hatched out fine.
The 2 calicos look good, congrats. They are starting to grow on me, I might have to get one this year.

CARL AIKEN-SNAKES

Just a little insight for those who may encounter this same situation with a twisted umbilical. It can sometimes work out. I put together a short article on when I had this happen. Hopefuly someone will find this helpfull.

www.whitediamondreptiles.com/art-sbp.php

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Dino White

www.whitediamondreptiles.com
dino@whitediamondreptiles.com

Dino,

Very nicely done! It makes me wonder how the umbilical cord becomes twisted in the first place. Is the animal moving all around because it's stressed? Or just an overly active snake? I have personally never experienced it but it's one of those things that makes me wonder.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

Thanks Jay,

I just hope it can be a resource for someone who might run into this in the future. I had offered advice a few posts down and was hammered by several people insisting that I gave bad advise. I would never give someone advise unless I new it would and has worked before. Taking a snake from and egg is not my number one chose but can save an animal in certain situations. The information that I gave below was information that was aquired through reading books by the countries top breeders.
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Dino White

www.whitediamondreptiles.com
dino@whitediamondreptiles.com

That can sometimes happen. I must admit, when I first read it, I thought "huh?". But then I've never run into that issue with manually cutting eggs - I'm in the minority that can wait a few extra days for nature to do what it's been doing long before I was born.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

Yes,
Dinno, that is good info, I will add that to my snake keeping tool kit, it may come in handy someday, I'm sure others will too, and thanks for the documentation and sharing, that is how we collectively learn, from the experiences and success of others who took a different turn.
Thanks again,
Jeff
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Jeff Benfer

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