Great video thank you for explaining that to everyone I get so angry when I see certain people cut them open and let them come out on purpose or pull them out halfway
Thank you! Yeah I'd say almost all of the time there is no reason to do that unless it's the save the live of the animal. Heck I was able to slip the wrapped cord in this video without even removing the snake from the egg.
This is my 3rd season hatching ball python eggs. I normally leave them alone until one pip before I cut the eggs. I don't open egg boxes and wipe condensation. However, it's exciting to see what is the result of the pairing. As always, great video.
Great video as always, video recommendation if your looking for ideas. How to price animals on MorphMarket and how to come up with a reasonable prices especially for rare combinations that never been posted.
My first clutch is hatching now. Basic I'd say OD Pied x Pied. I incubated at 88.5 and my friend convinced me to cut on day 55. Well we are on day 58 and 3 of 7 are poking their heads out.
The eggs are oxigen permeable, while its true that snakes consume less oxygen than mammals, the babies will die in a matter minutes if they couldnt breathe. Some people have snakes die in the egg due to asfixiation when they cover the top of the container with a plastic
Before they begin to hatch yes definitely. They are in an embrotic sac inside the egg. This is connected to the veins in the egg which deliver oxygen to them. Once they break this however they need to breath conventionally and if they cannot escape they will eventually suffocate. And you are right that to much plastic with zero holes for air exchange could also kill all the eggs. I always use 2 to 4 very very tiny holes in the egg bin but otherwise cover with press and seal.
I also cut my eggs! The main thing that bothers me about cutting is humans nature to intervene once cut because they misidentify an issue. I have seen breeders cut the egg and they see the umbilicus over the snakes back or something perfectly normal and jump to “oh no! its a wrapped/twisted cord” when in reality 99/100 occurrences the snake will exit the egg perfectly fine on it own, With no issue. We see problems that are not there and intervene and introduce risk of infection, stress or worse. Then say ‘we saved this snakes life’🙄 I have never seen a twisted umbilicus in 8 years of breeding which admittedly isn’t a long period of time or a huge sample set but ive only ever had to intervene with a single egg and that was a deformed twin egg. My point being is that younger, less experienced breeders seem to have way more “wrapped umbilicus” issues than a breeder that has been around the block a few times. And that is because of the content that gets pumped out by the breeding community. Ah this comment unintentionally turned into a bit of a rant😂 but you get my point! Another awesome video!
Lol It's a good point though. It's always best to be 100% certain there is an issue before one mistakenly causes an issue in an attempt to solve one that may have never been there. Not many worse feelings than that. For new breeders I always recommend if possible that they have a helpful "mentor" they can maybe reach out to for a second opinion. Heck I still ask for second opinions and learn stuff every chance I can. Sometimes I relearn or unlearn things too lol.
As a first time breeder who plans to have their first clutch around the end of the year this information is greatly appreciated and very helpful.
Glad to help!
Great video thank you for explaining that to everyone I get so angry when I see certain people cut them open and let them come out on purpose or pull them out halfway
Thank you! Yeah I'd say almost all of the time there is no reason to do that unless it's the save the live of the animal. Heck I was able to slip the wrapped cord in this video without even removing the snake from the egg.
This is my 3rd season hatching ball python eggs. I normally leave them alone until one pip before I cut the eggs. I don't open egg boxes and wipe condensation. However, it's exciting to see what is the result of the pairing. As always, great video.
Yeah I won't mess with the eggs before hatching unless I see a major issue which is almost never. A good practice in general. Thanks for watching :)
Great info. Thanks.
Thank you!
Thanks for all the great info as always 😊
My pleasure!
Good Job! 😃👌
Thanks! 😄
Great info thanks for sharing 👍
Happy to do so! Thanks for watching!
Great video as always, video recommendation if your looking for ideas. How to price animals on MorphMarket and how to come up with a reasonable prices especially for rare combinations that never been posted.
A good suggestion! And thank you!
Love emoji pieds!
It's always a good day when I see a smiley face looking at me on a snake lol
My first clutch is hatching now. Basic I'd say OD Pied x Pied. I incubated at 88.5 and my friend convinced me to cut on day 55. Well we are on day 58 and 3 of 7 are poking their heads out.
Congrats! That's really awesome! And OD pied for a first clutch I can guarantee is a great start.
The eggs are oxigen permeable, while its true that snakes consume less oxygen than mammals, the babies will die in a matter minutes if they couldnt breathe.
Some people have snakes die in the egg due to asfixiation when they cover the top of the container with a plastic
Before they begin to hatch yes definitely. They are in an embrotic sac inside the egg. This is connected to the veins in the egg which deliver oxygen to them. Once they break this however they need to breath conventionally and if they cannot escape they will eventually suffocate. And you are right that to much plastic with zero holes for air exchange could also kill all the eggs. I always use 2 to 4 very very tiny holes in the egg bin but otherwise cover with press and seal.
I also cut my eggs! The main thing that bothers me about cutting is humans nature to intervene once cut because they misidentify an issue.
I have seen breeders cut the egg and they see the umbilicus over the snakes back or something perfectly normal and jump to “oh no! its a wrapped/twisted cord” when in reality 99/100 occurrences the snake will exit the egg perfectly fine on it own, With no issue.
We see problems that are not there and intervene and introduce risk of infection, stress or worse. Then say ‘we saved this snakes life’🙄
I have never seen a twisted umbilicus in 8 years of breeding which admittedly isn’t a long period of time or a huge sample set but ive only ever had to intervene with a single egg and that was a deformed twin egg.
My point being is that younger, less experienced breeders seem to have way more “wrapped umbilicus” issues than a breeder that has been around the block a few times. And that is because of the content that gets pumped out by the breeding community.
Ah this comment unintentionally turned into a bit of a rant😂 but you get my point!
Another awesome video!
Lol It's a good point though. It's always best to be 100% certain there is an issue before one mistakenly causes an issue in an attempt to solve one that may have never been there. Not many worse feelings than that.
For new breeders I always recommend if possible that they have a helpful "mentor" they can maybe reach out to for a second opinion. Heck I still ask for second opinions and learn stuff every chance I can. Sometimes I relearn or unlearn things too lol.