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troublemich

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Hi everyone I am new to corns and eggs. I have two clutches that I have taken over one is getting close it's on day 59. should I expect them to dimple b4 hatching? The mom is a snow and the dad an anery stripe. Not sure what to expect 4 babies. The temp in the incubator is 82-84 the containers have moisture along the sides. Should it b any day now? Will they dimple first? Should I remove the covers? Help!!!
 
They could hatch any day. They may or not dimple first. I would be checking twice a day. You don't need to remove the covers- just remove the babies twice a day. Are you giving the eggs fresh air a couple times a week?

You will get all aneries unless the dad is het amel, or the mom is het motley or stripe. There's a good chance something other than anery could pop up.

The hatchlings go blue almost immediately, and shed about a week after hatching. If you have the mom, she might also double clutch right around this time.

If a baby hatches with s tiny bit of egg stem attached, don't panic. Just put it in a container with a damp paper towel. The egg stem usually falls off in a day or two. Even a pretty bad one will generally be gone after the first shed.

You can try and feed them right away, or wait. Many people wait till after the first shed, but it sure doesn't hurt to try sooner. (Once they are blue, I wouldn't bother). It doesn't hurt to let them get a little hungry and absorb all the egg yolk, too.
 
pippies have arrived!!!

i finally have pippies they first poked his nose out around 9:00 last night and the second a few hours later. day 60... they haven't left their eggs yet all i see are their noses and one will show his head. i think i have an anery and a snow. how long will they stay in their eggs before i should get worried?
 

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They can stay in the eggs a day or longer. As long as you see little noses out, don't worry. The last thing you want to do is rush them out and then have to deal with a baby that wasn't quite ready.
 
They stay in the egg as long as they need to. I have had some come out in less than an hour and some 48 hours. Just be patient.... They will come out. Congratz!!!
 
Thanks the het amel was very helpful it's lucky that we were able to find out because out of a clutch of 10 only 3 look viable. The third has started to hatch as well another anery. Do you know what I could possibly expect fromthe dad also being bred with an okeetee? In that clutch I am only expecting 1 out of 7 to hatch. They are my boyfriend and his sons snakes. They didn't brumate them. They house them all together. Until I took over. But unfortunately I think the snow may double clutch I feel she is to small.
 
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