Viable-looking snake dying in egg
Hi all,
Ive just had a clutch of 6 eggs from my BPs and 5 of the eggs pipped and hatched no problems within a couple days of eachother. However 1 of the last eggs did not pop at all, and it’s now been a week after the others came out so I decided to cut the egg. The snake inside appears fully developed but there is no movement. I’m so confused on what happened and why. If I did anything wrong even though the other 5 babies are perfectly healthy. Can snakes sometimes just die before hatching, even if they are developed? Must it have been human error?
Thanks guys
Re: Viable-looking snake dying in egg
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amyravioli
Can snakes sometimes just die before hatching, even if they are developed? Must it have been human error?
Thanks guys
Yes, ball pythons eggs die frequently just before hatching. This can be a result of an entire laundry list of potential issues--Human error being on one of the lower probabilities (in this case).
Occam's Razor would suggest that the developing embryo ran out of nutrients. It happens: nothing you can do about that...