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Of the 3 eggs I only got 1 hatchling and it is slightly kinked near the vent. The kink is not bad, but I wouldn't feel right selling it so, I'm going to give it to the guy who helped me aspirate the 5 eggs that were stuck. Without his help I may have lost the female!
It pipped on Thurs. the 16th and was out crawling around the next day.

Seeing no other pips, I carefully put a small slit in the other 2 eggs on Monday the 20th. Well, today, Sat. the 25th I opend the 2 eggs and found 2 dead easterns. Both were badly kinked and one had not completely developed.

I'm pretty bummed about the whole thing, but hopefully in 2 years when I breed her again i'll have better success.

Eric
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Very sorry to hear

Sorry to hear of your ordeal.

Any thoughts on causes?
Are the parents related, or temps?

>>Sorry to hear of your ordeal.
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>>Any thoughts on causes?
>>Are the parents related, or temps?

It's been suggested that my temps of 78 degrees may have been too warm so I will try a lower incubation temp. next time.

Additionally, I had been feeding a primarily rodent diet. I am now varying that, feeding chicks and fish as well.
I have not tried it yet but I have some DOR copper heads in the freezer and will offer them in a few months. I believe snakes are very important to an indigo's diet and most of us never offer these to our animals.
I will be picking up a lot of "fresh" DOR's while road cruising from now on.

As far as the parents being related, the answer is a definite NO.

Eric
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I just thought I would mention that my male is a red faced animal and my female is all black. Of the 3 babies (1 live and 2 dead) all were black phase animals.

Eric
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Very sorry to hear Eric, glad your female breeder is ok.
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Todd Hughes

Eric, Good attitude! We must rededicate ourselves anew!
I have cut out most rodents myself except here and there.

S Smith

Cut out most of the rats? Did I miss something? S.

Sorry for your loss Eric, were the eggs incubated at a constant 78 or were temps allowed to vary? I would have thought 78 would have been alright.

Temps varied slightly by a degree or 2
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