What do you do with a baby cornsnake's placenta?

[daneale777]

This is Daneale's daughter Delaney. My mom and me were wondering what to do with a baby cornsnake's placenta after it's born. So what do you guys think?

 

[Susan]

I put the empty shells in the compost pile.

 

[diamondlil]

Do you mean it's still attached to the pippie?

 

[daneale777]

Yes, it's still attached to the pippie. By the way this is Daneale's daughter Delaney again.

 

[diamondlil]

i had a pippie last year with that problem, I tried keeping it on moist paper towels but it pulled more of it's bowel;s through the hernia so I euthanised it. From threads about herniated or prolapsed hatchlings, some make it, some don't. Good luck with yours x

 

[daneale777]

I put the empty shells in the compost pile.

i had a pippie last year with that problem, I tried keeping it on moist paper towels but it pulled more of it's bowel;s through the hernia so I euthanised it. From threads about herniated or prolapsed hatchlings, some make it, some don't. Good luck with yours x

Thanks to both of you. That was my (ten year old) daughter writing before. She wants her own account, but I don't think she's quite old enough yet. The problem was, and still is that two of our three babies that are out of the shells still have their umbilical cord/ placenta attached. Actually, one had both still on, with the other having just part of the cord. They have dried up overnight, of course so I have decided to cut the cord on the one that still had the placenta. They look completely fine and happy otherwise. Hopefully, they will be okay. Thanks for answering my daughter, you guys. I, myself didn't think it was that big of a worry, but apparently my daughter did, which is why she knew right where to go to with her questions. How funny.

 

[divapixie]

Daleale
I had this problem with one little one last year... I left it alone and let it absorb what it could. That one lived. I also had another one later in the season from a double clutch with the same problem. It absorbed it and then died of an infection. Its a 50/50 thing I guess.

 

[daneale777]

Daleale
I had this problem with one little one last year... I left it alone and let it absorb what it could. That one lived. I also had another one later in the season from a double clutch with the same problem. It absorbed it and then died of an infection. Its a 50/50 thing I guess.

Wow. That's pretty scary. Maybe I should put antibiotic ointment on them then? Without the pain reliever in it, of course. I sure do hope they'll be okay.....

 

[divapixie]

I don't think that a good idea either... just me thinking out loud though.

 

[desertanimal]

I had one last year as well. I put it in a plastic container with a little water and no paper towels to minimize friction as much as possible (to keep it from being dragged out any further). It did get dragged out to about an inch and a half or two inches. I think I cut off the placenta because the heaviness of it was dragging out the guts. THen, I left him alone and the next day (I think), the extruded stuff had fallen off and though it had a small opening at the umbilical site, it healed up with no problems, and the thing ate just fine.

 

[kathylove]

..."I had one last year as well. I put it in a plastic container with a little water and no paper towels to minimize friction as much as possible (to keep it from being dragged out any further)..."

I have also done this in the past, and many times it worked out fine. That would be the best suggestion I can think of.

 

[daneale777]

..."I had one last year as well. I put it in a plastic container with a little water and no paper towels to minimize friction as much as possible (to keep it from being dragged out any further)..."

I have also done this in the past, and many times it worked out fine. That would be the best suggestion I can think of.

Thank you Kathy and everyone else! I'm going to go take them out of the aspen right this second. My daughter would like to say thank you also.

 

[daneale777]

Well we put the two babies in tubs with a little water a while ago. They seem to be doing really well and are very active. The two end of the umbilical cords are just tiny now, and soft due to the water. I think it's going to end up okay.
Also thank you for the suggestion to my daughter to put all the eggs and stuff in the garden for compost. We will definately be doing that, as we are really starting to go green around here. Thanks!

 

[kathylove]

I save all of my "clean" eggshells and wash and air dry them. Then I give them to kids at expos or to the local nature center for their "touch table". Any science teacher or nature center would probably like them. Sometimes I give them shed skins, too.

I use all of my dirty shavings and vermiculite around my favorite plants.

 

[daneale777]

I save all of my "clean" eggshells and wash and air dry them. Then I give them to kids at expos or to the local nature center for their "touch table". Any science teacher or nature center would probably like them. Sometimes I give them shed skins, too.

I use all of my dirty shavings and vermiculite around my favorite plants.

Kathy, that's a brilliant idea! My daughter is going into fifth grade in September, and pretty close to every teacher and every student knows that she has snakes. She talks about it all the time. We will definitely be bringing the science teacher some egg shells and skins! Delaney (my daughter) will be so proud. Thanks for the good thought!

 

[Weebonilass]

I save all of my "clean" eggshells and wash and air dry them. Then I give them to kids at expos or to the local nature center for their "touch table". Any science teacher or nature center would probably like them. Sometimes I give them shed skins, too.

I use all of my dirty shavings and vermiculite around my favorite plants.

My local reptile store sells his whole skins... not sure how many he sells, but they are on the "Sale" table as he has them I'm guessing the bigger sheds are more in demand.

 

[daneale777]

..."I had one last year as well. I put it in a plastic container with a little water and no paper towels to minimize friction as much as possible (to keep it from being dragged out any further)..."

I have also done this in the past, and many times it worked out fine. That would be the best suggestion I can think of.

I just thought that I would update you all and let you know that this suggestion worked out wonderfully. Number one and three of the pips have both lost their cord (due to the amiable suggestions) and are doing extremely well. Number one even tried to strike at my daughter and I several times today. Ha ha. What a "wanna be hateling".......... (makes me think of Nanci's Queen Ruby).
Thanks for all the great advice!!