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Q: What is this?
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EbonayiasGirl

So I have three little neo's like this.  What is the white blob?  Is it a prolapse, unabsorbed yolk, or something else?  Is the health of these little guys at risk?  Our temps are between 88 and 91 degree's on the hot spot.


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Points: 250
Topics: General Health , Livebearers , Neonate Rearing
Tags: Neonate, Prolapse, Umbilicus
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Assisted Answer 4/27/2012 7:21:44 PM

abi21491

Just looks like unabsorbed yolk to me! I'd keep them in warm tubs with moist paper towels till they soak the rest up. Congrats!

 
Accepted Answer 4/27/2012 7:38:23 PM

Sonja K. Reptiles

Yes, looks to be quite a bit of unabsorbed yolk... I'd keep them all moist - mist daily - until  after the first shed - but these in particular until it detaches on its own.

Do the ones like this appear smaller than the others?

 
Assisted Answer 4/27/2012 7:40:55 PM

Doomtrooper

Yes, looks to be quite a bit of unabsorbed yolk... I'd keep them all moist - mist daily - until  after the first shed - but these in particular until it detaches on its own.

 
Author Comment 4/27/2012 8:03:43 PM

EbonayiasGirl

Yeah they're a bit on the smaller side compared to the others...I didn't weigh them because I didn't want to risk tearing the umbilical cord.  But just by looking at them they appear a bit smaller but they act normal and look fine so far. One of them looks like the umbilical cord is drying up and starting to detach.  So we will see.  The other two have a pretty rich, healthy looking cord, and the above pic is one of them.

 
Assisted Answer 4/28/2012 4:46:14 AM

Tiki108

I agree that looks like unabsorbed yolk, what I would do is mist the paper towel cause you don't want the yolk get attached to the paper towel and ripping.  Best of luck!

 
Member Comment 4/28/2012 3:49:24 PM

FyreFocks

It's looks to me like something Tom Cruise would want to eat as part of his fake religion.

 
Member Comment 5/1/2012 1:38:53 PM

aaron

It's not fake. It's made up.

 
Member Comment 5/24/2013 12:48:36 PM

Cenobite

Hey I just met you. And this is crazy. But award some points. Close this question, maybe?

 
Member Comment 6/7/2013 10:36:31 AM

Cenobite

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