Hi Frank,

I too have had great luck with aspiration of the egg fluid. In the few times I've needed to remove a stuck egg, removal of the fluid worked great. I also agree that it is very easy to do. I just had to get past the initial hesitation of plunging a needle into the snake. I marked off a spot on the needle that seemed to be a depth that would be into the interior of the egg and stuck it through. With a large gauge needle, the egg albumen easily passes through and you can see/feel the egg decompressing immediately as the fluid fills the syringe. It also seems to cause the snake very little discomfort, other than the initial puncture. When placed back into a good nesting area, the females passed the remaining eggs within a day or so and went on to successfully reproduce later clutches, confirming that the procedure was harmless. I haven't thought of that technique in years, thanks for bringing it up.

Will

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