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I have 5 eggs in an incubator and all 5 heads are popping out. One has had there head out for two days but has yet to come fully out. Should I take the egg container OUT OF the incubator and put it in a large tupperware container? There is not a great deal of room in the incubator.
thanks

sometimes they sit in the eggs for a couple of days......sometimes they come racing out......sometimes they play peek-a-boo.......sometimes they come out one by one......sometimes they coordinate a mass evacuation.

If they have pipped and you can see their heads, just leave them be. They will be out soon enough. If you are worried about head room, use a larger/taller incubation contanier next time. You will kill two birds with one stone.....the snakes will have more head room and you won't run the risk of eggs coming in contact with the condensation that can accumulate on the inside top of the container. Wet conditions will kill eggs.

Congrats on your new hatchlings.
Joe
Joe Compel Reptiles

>sometimes they sit in the eggs for a couple of >days......sometimes they come racing out......sometimes they >play peek-a-boo.......sometimes they come out one by >one......sometimes they coordinate a mass evacuation.

So far,ive seen them play "turtle"(peek-a-boo),"egg jacuzzi",and one did come out racing along...dragging its yolk(be happy when they just sit still,eww).Yet to see one of those coordinated deals,thats gotta be crazy.
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