I am very concerned about this hatchling?!

[littleindiangirl]

WOW, she's a little fighter, huge congrats to you Bruce. I'm pulling for ya

[TheMolenater2]

Good luck with her, she is a real nice looking BP.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Just a quick update.

I am at work so it will be short (or I would address everyone individually and thank you) ... and this is going to be the longest ten hours till I get home again.

I was not sure whether to put her back in the incubator, but decided to set her up in her tupperware container. So she is in the rack on wet paper towel.

She is really quite weak and exhausted looking. But I am hoping that 10 hours to just sit and relax will be a good thing for her.

I decompressed over the phone this morning, and I am feeling better regarding her weight. I failed to mention that I mixed in some of the fat from her LUMP (I should know the name of that thing) in with the yolk that I injected her with. So hopefully she got enough fat and protein to make a good first meal.

Injecting her and feeling her belly swell... now that was bizarre, same with feeling the syringe going in and knowing is was actually inside her and not just leading to the umbilicus.

I love these experiences... despite the stress/risk. Each time something like this happens I learn just a bit more about how to deal with my snakes, and every current and future snake benefits.

Next time I would have left more umbilicus, so that I would have had more leeway. But I cut it before I realized the absolute logistics of what I would be doing.

Also, next time (I am sure there will be a next time - it is just a numbers game) I will be more streamlined in the approach so that will be good.

Thanks for looking, listening and commenting!

Bruce

[West Coast Jungle]

Great job Bruce my positive thoughts and successful visualizations are behind your efforts

[JasonG]

what a great story... what great pics...

i for one will be making a mental note of your story if ever needed for the future...

thank you

[broadude]

Very educational post, thank you for sharing!

Sending thoughts of a successful outcome your way.

[frankykeno]

Bruce, thank you for sharing this experience (and to Corey for jumping right in with great wisdom to share with you). We're all learning along with you. My prayers, good wishes and best of thoughts for this little beauty. You did good, Bruce, real good.

[kc261]

I failed to mention that I mixed in some of the fat from her LUMP (I should know the name of that thing) in with the yolk that I injected her with. So hopefully she got enough fat and protein to make a good first meal.

I think that is the yolk from her egg? I could be totally wrong, but that is what I thought.

I also think taking some of it was a good idea, because they are supposed to absorb it, so it seems like it would be exactly what she needed. Again, I don't actually know this.

Thank you for sharing this story! I'll keep that image in my mind of her taking her first meal! It is kind of scary how little she is and how much of her lump/yolk thing she was unable to absorb, but unless I remember the numbers wrong, I've seen stories of smaller hatchlings (twins) that did just fine. Please keep us updated!

[Spaniard]

Looks like you did a great job. Thanks for sharing the experience it was very imformative. I'm definitely sending my positive vibes your way, she's gorgeous and good luck.

[SlitherinSisters]

I'm glad everything went well! Keep us updated!

She's a gorgeous snake.