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Witnessed my first litter this year...not that it was my first it's just the first I was home to watch.

Some have quite the bit of yolk, some still haven't come out of the sac, my first instinct is to let them be.

Do I go in and cut the sacs? Pull them all to a clean rack, and let them absorb?

This is my first pre-term litter, kinda curious as to what I should do...

Looking for any tips..
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile

1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic

1.1 Morelia Clastolepis

Calling you now!!!!

At least as soon as I look up your number - lost the address book on my cell.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks for the tips.

19 in the litter no slugs no stills.

1 passed first hour, 3 the following 24...

Remaining 15 have been tied cleaned are now in a CB-70. I noticed the ball effect (all in a big ball) when I cleaned and set them in the tub. They all move together on and off the heat. For now I'll keep them together and regularly mist them.

Thanks
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile

1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic

1.1 Morelia Clastolepis

I just lost a few babies by pulling them too soon. I would have to say leave them for at least a day or two, and if they start to dry up, give them a mist. Also keep them warm. You have to let them absorb the contents of the egg. Trust me. You dont want to loose any.

I personally would leave them alone allow them to stay in their sacks and absorb yolk for the next 15-24 hrs, if it goes that long.
I'd crank the heat ambient temp to 90* maybe even 92* with dripping 95%-100% humidity.
Plus something tells me the closer all the babies are together the
better off they are,all close together in a pile
This is my inclination.

I've heard someone describe taking the yolk sac off plus
squeezing excess yolk out of the baby.
I have no idea how that works though.

. . . Lar M
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