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Q: Cutting Ball Python Eggs: Best day?
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VFiglenski

My first clutch of ball python eggs are in the incubator, and day 60 is coming up in a couple weeks(Dec 7 to be exact). I've heard of people cutting the eggs as early as day 53 all the way through day 60. I've also seen people wait until the first egg pips. When is the most ideal day to cut? I was thinking about cutting on day 55?


Points: 50
Topics: Incubation , Pipping
Tags: Ballpython, Cutting, Eggs
Species: Pythons > Pythons > Python regius
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Member Comment 11/15/2013 12:40:40 PM

Sonja K. Reptiles

What are your reasons for wanting to cut?

 
Author Comment 11/15/2013 12:44:19 PM

VFiglenski

The lady I get my rats from lost three clutches last season for not cutting. She ended up cutting like 10 days after, and all the eggs were fully developed but dead in the egg

 
Accepted Answer 11/15/2013 12:47:31 PM

Sonja K. Reptiles

Most of mine pip on their own somewhere around day 57-59. There are also risks involved in cutting. I would personally not think of cutting until after day 60. 

 
Member Comment 11/15/2013 1:38:20 PM

SD_Chris_81

I know some people like to cut early, like day 55, just to see what they're getting, but to me that's like knowing what you're getting for Christmas. You can't do anything with it until that day comes, so why risk it? I'm with Sonja. Just wait until one pips, or day 60 to consider cutting.

 
Member Comment 11/15/2013 1:42:13 PM

Sonja K. Reptiles

For her to have lost 3 clutches... I don't thnk it has anything to do with not cutting. I just have to wonder if there was a heat spike in the incubator or something.

 
Member Comment 11/15/2013 2:19:36 PM

Cenobite

For her to have lost 3 clutches... I don't thnk it has anything to do with not cutting

Exactly.

 
Member Comment 11/15/2013 5:55:40 PM

Aimee

yes. I absolutely agree. letting the snakes pip on thier own is preferable, unless you have an upipped egg at least a day after the others are out. I know some people do this, but you risk infection and dehydration, so is it worth it?

+1,957 to Sonja's answer.

 
Member Comment 11/15/2013 6:17:33 PM

Doomtrooper

+1 to all the above  dont cut till the a day after the first pip if that

 
Member Comment 11/15/2013 7:00:54 PM

Cenobite

Good advice here. Let nature do it's thing. Wait until you see the natural beauty happen first. After that, do a small slit and see what happens with the others.

 
Author Comment 11/15/2013 8:09:39 PM

VFiglenski

Mkay, thanks guys! I'll let them be.

The wait is so hard xD

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