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My eggs are starting to dimple and I was wondering wether it was unusual for corn snake eggs to hatch so early. The were laid on the 16th of April. Is it possible for them to hatch now or are they dying on me??

Please reasure me.

katie
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thanks in advance

Too early for hatching. Try wetting paper towel with warm water and squeeze out most of it and lay on top of the eggs. Hopefully, they will rehydrate and dimples pop back out.

I tried this but the eggs on the top just seemed to get worse and go moldy. At the moment the eggs are sitting in moss, would it be better to have vermiculite or is the moss ok???

katie
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thanks in advance

I had this problem with some of my Cal King eggs... just a few days after being laid the egg on the top of one of the piles started to deflate.... and now this is what I have: The semi collapsed one on the other pile is still semi collapsed, but the two blue eggs are definately dead. I think the rule of thumb (experts correct me if I'm wrong) is that blue/green mold is a sign of egg death, white mold is a sign of a surface problem, but not necessarily the death knell of the eggs. I'm sure hoping so, as I have two corn eggs with white mold, in addition to these two blue eggs in this clutch.

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~Sasheena

I usually have good luck with vermiculite, and as long as the eggs aren't turning colors and just dimpling a little, you should be able to hydrate them back with a light spraying. Focus the spraying on the substrate not the eggs although a little on the eggs isn't bad, just don't drench them!

Jason