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their 56day is not til Sat (tomorrow). Children's Pythons. Some aren't dimpled as much. Is there a standard time from dimpling in to pipping? Should I worry? (redundant...I will anyway) Would any of you pip them manually or would you wait to 60days or what?
Just looking for input while I wait.....
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron

I would wait until 64-65 days before getting concerned, only attempt it if most of the young have emerged already. Manually pipping them can easily kill the baby due to large blood vessels in embronyic lining. Read Ross and Marzec before you attempt it at least. They explain and illustrate the technique very well. I have done it on several occasions with pythons and colubrids and you MUST BE CAREFUL, luckily I had no casualties and all babies thrived. The shells of some eggs are just tougher, or the egg tooth falls off prematurely (both in my case).
Good Luck!!
Warner

>>I would wait until 64-65 days before getting concerned, only attempt it if most of the young have emerged already. Manually pipping them can easily kill the baby due to large blood vessels in embronyic lining. Read Ross and Marzec before you attempt it at least. They explain and illustrate the technique very well. I have done it on several occasions with pythons and colubrids and you MUST BE CAREFUL, luckily I had no casualties and all babies thrived. The shells of some eggs are just tougher, or the egg tooth falls off prematurely (both in my case).
>>Good Luck!!
>>Warner

Thanks, I actually have read them and wasn't worried about the process of pipping, but more the timeing. The snakes sort of solved it for me as 6 of them pipped by this afternoon......will update when I see more than noses.
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron

Congratulations! Heres a new addition to my own family.
Good luck with the little nippers!

>>Congratulations! Heres a new addition to my own family.
>>Good luck with the little nippers!
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OOOOww, they are on my wish list. Thanks too. 5 out and 10 to go....I miss counted when the clutch was en masse, now that it is separate eggs I found one bigger not two smaller in the center. All happy, normal nippers so far!
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron