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06-01-16, 01:16 PM
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Corn snake eggs dying
Hi there,my corn snake eggs are 35 days and I lost 1egg 2days ago and now another has gone rotten, all ten where laid on 28th of April with out any slugs and after all this time there rotting, the other one was single so I got rid of it but this one is attached to 3 and I don't want to rip the one it's attached too any advise
Temp is 30 and humidity 90
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06-01-16, 01:21 PM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
Sorry to see this! If that is hatchrite i think that may be the culprit. Also it looks like condensation droplets on your eggs!!!
Last edited by Albert Clark; 06-01-16 at 01:39 PM..
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06-01-16, 08:20 PM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
You can apply Neosporin (or generic equivalent) that doesn't contain "pain relief" at the intersection of the good egg and bad. It isn't a perfect solution but can work to protect an egg, even ones with damage to the eggshell.
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06-01-16, 08:50 PM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
I don't have any experience really but they look really wet to me. Maybe they are suffocating because of the amount of water on the shell?
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06-01-16, 09:51 PM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
Condensation is the culprit for sure. Ir the eggs are sitting in incubation medium too damp and "sweating out" the excess as well. Dry off the lid of the container and assess if the medium is soggy. Lots of issues can result.
If the eggs are healthy and being incubated properly, bad eggs will not harm good eggs and some pretty nasty looking eggs can still hatch.
Hope you fix whatever is causing this soon.
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06-02-16, 12:56 AM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
thanks for everyone's help, i have dried off all the condensation and hopefully this will sort it
cheers
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06-20-16, 01:09 AM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
well we managed to save three eggs,im sure it was the condensation, these seem fine tho,thought id post some pics
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06-20-16, 02:58 AM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
Glad a few made it full term. Stinks you lost several, but now you've got some better experience for the next breeding.
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06-20-16, 04:42 AM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
It's actually the product of condensation which is moisture and water droplets. As long as the droplets form on the sides of the tub and drip down away from the eggs and into the incubation medium you are ok. If the droplets are forming on the lid of the tub and falling onto the eggs that needs to be corrected right away. Sometimes it means switching to a different , larger tub. Good luck!
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06-20-16, 08:14 AM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
Hey, plus you know for next time. Good luck!
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06-20-16, 10:35 AM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
thanks guys,at least i got some babies,definitely know for next time,that's for sure
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06-20-16, 03:17 PM
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Re: Corn snake eggs dying
Congrats! Good luck with them.
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