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Help! - Yolk sack still attached - Rich, anyone?

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Warren

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Hello,

I have a neonate that just came out the egg. Problem is, she still has part of the egg yolk attached to her. It is about the size of a pea. My question is, how should I take care of this?
I already have her in an 8oz deli cup with no sharpe edges to catch the yolk on. And I've moistened a paper towl inside the cup.
1)Should I cut off this egg yolk now or wait to see if she absorbes it?
2) If she does not reabsorb the yolk do I cut it off or wait for it to dry up and fall off on it's own?

Any advice is appreciated! Esp. by those who may have had this happen once or twice in the time they have been breeding!! I really want to do all I can to save this animal!

Thanks!!
Warren
 
well i am no wiz at this, but if it doesnt fall off on its own she would bleed to death. Unless you can tie off the end you have cut. Sorry I am not more help. GL with the baby :(
 
I had this happen this year as well and Don Sodurburg gave me this advice and it worked. CAREFULLY! Cut the cord as close as you can to the hatchling. Then put it in the deli cup with a moist paper towel, and leave it alone. Mine sucked up the stub and sealed itself by the next morning and is doing fine now. Although, I still keep it isolated. Good Luck!
 
This is the little one in her scary perdicament, she is doing fine and I am crossing my fingers she will shed with no problems.
 

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Hard to say what will happen. Some come through it with no problems. The biggest problem would be if it dries and adheres to a surface and the snake tries to pull away from it. The likely result will be disembowlment. That's why I try to disturb the eggs as little as possible when they begin to hatch. If you scare one out of the egg prematurely, it's a real good chance that this sort of thing can happen. Best thing to do is to just leave them alone until they come out completely on their own. When I am checking on my own eggs and taking photos, I keep the ones that are still in the egg covered over with a paper towel, so they don't feel in jeopardy by my presence.

I have heard that soaking in sugar water works for prolapsed tissues, so perhaps this would be worth a try. But as always, my strongest recommendation is to see a veterinarian if at all possible. When in doubt of your own abilities, get a professional to help out.

Good luck!
 
Thanks to everyone who responded!!

Just wanted to say Thanks to everyone who responded!!
I don't think I really spooked the little animal out of the egg but I guess it might be possible. When I looked in the morning there were none out of the egg . Then , that afternoon, there were three that had come out completely. I'm not saying that I didn't scare him but I wonder if the other two crawling around didn't cause him to come out early.
Anyway, I will keep ya'll posted as to how he does. Keep your fingers crossed for this little guy. His coloring is different from the rest of his siblings so he was a total surprise and I really hope he makes it!!

L8r,
Warren
 
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