First Time Eggs ! (HELP!)

Hi everyone,

To my complete suprise one of my corn snakes laid eggs!
sadly i wasn't there to see it as i was away racing but got
a text message from my sister, i was kind of shocked because
the snakes are both under 3 years of age, it must be normal though ?!?!


I would just like to ask some questions and maybe seek some advice because this is new for me and i was un-prepared!

i have a total of 7 eggs which is really good for her first time!
I am a bit concerned because they look a bit... deflated or squashed? they seem to cave in

about a day later i spotted some sort of fungi on the eggs
and read about what to do on several sites and the one i went for was to buy some mouthwash with no alcohol but with anti fungi etc and water down, i have lightly sprayed the eggs twice in 2 days to keep them moist aswell, i'll try and get some pics in very soon just so i can show you, am i doing everything right or ok?

I assume you were housing the snakes together? Corns will breed at less than a year old, sometimes (although that is not safe)

If the eggs are looking deflated or dented, they probably do not have enough humidity. You should have the eggs in a material that will stay moist, and not spray. I don't think spraying water directly on the eggs is good?

What color fungus was on the eggs? I have read that colored fungus usually means dying eggs, and white fungus is from damp + low circulation.

How are the eggs set up? What do you have them on, in?

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I am keeping them in an old stick insect box ( ventelated)

what i have done is placed a few handfuls of wood chips and some tissue underneath them to keep it moist, to try and
get rid of the pale yellow looking fungi is to spray the, very lightly with anti fungi mixed with water.


the snakes are housed together, i managed to feed them both, i gave the female a much smaller piece of food just so she feels comfortable, i have noticed shes become a bit cranky, i can understand, as soon as i fed her she went straight back into her little mountain/cave , im not going to disturb her but the male has not rested hes full of energy 24/7 !

Put the eggs in...

damp sphagnum moss. Get the moss wet, then wring out as much of the water as you can. Put some in the container, put the eggs in, then cover the eggs with more of the damp moss. As for the fungus, it would be better to lightly dust the eggs with an anti-fungal powder (gold bond is a good one). Use a little make-up brush and just dust a very small amount of the powder on them. You should NEVER spray water directly on the eggs.

Good luck!

Ummm, I may be wrong, but if they male is still in with the female you probably want to separate them so she has time to gain weight and get healthy before breeding again. I don't think corns are like rodents, ready to breed again after giving birth, but I wouldn't take the chance on her health. In fact, I think I've seen on these forums that you really want to keep breeding pairs apart except for breeding. Again, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, because I'm not well informed on this.