We also need to consider the effect this may have on the hatchlings. I have seen numerous threads and facebook topics about snakes going full term and being dead in the eggs. I personally believe this has to do with egg retention. When my females lay eggs, you can not see a single bit of vascular structure for at least 2 to 3 days. To me, this indicates that the eggs were laid on time. When a female lays eggs that are vascular it is a sure sign that the eggs were held way too long. These are things we should be looking for and making the adjustments to fix it. I do not feel our snakes should be forced to adapt to our poor husbandry techniques. We should be adapting to their needs. Instead of focusing on Franks choice of words, some people should be looking at the actual message. Abortions are getting rid of offspring before they are due. What we see with hogs is them dumping eggs past due because they can not find proper nesting. This part complete.

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