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Leftover Eggs Not Hatching?

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RubyDoo012

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Good Evening!

On August 14 one of the eleven eggs my corn snake laid opened and out popped our first hatchling! As the week progressed more came, and we have a total of seven. However there are four eggs left that don't seem to be making any progress. It's been 88 days, temperature has been at 78-80 degrees, humidity has been staying at 74%. I've candled the eggs, there are veins and movement, but the hatchlings are certainly taking their sweet time.
Any advice?

Thank You :)
 
Wow, 88 days is a long time, but as long as the eggs are still viable, no fungus or rot, I'd just wait them out. I have slit late hatching eggs after waiting for an additional week. Usually the hatchlings pop their heads out and then emerge by a couple days later. Some people don't believe in slitting eggs, their reasoning being hatchlings that are too weak to pip out shouldn't be saved.
 
I had eggs go over 100 days, but they we literally kept in a closet, at lower temps than eggs normally incubate at. (They weren't my eggs, but were given to me later in the process.
 
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