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Eggs laid on Days 428 & 429; sperm retention
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Old 06-23-2022, 09:29 PM   #11
Frank Pinello
Great post and photos. Keep us updated. It’s a very compelling story.
 
Old 06-27-2022, 05:08 PM   #12
Caryl
Thank you, Terri. I do hope this will be useful for others. It's a sad fact that too many people who have snakes and other exotic pets don't realize that finding a vet for them may be a challenge. While an emergency is happening is NOT the time to search for veterinary care.

If you're reading this and you don't know where you'd take your snake, you can look here:

https://arav.site-ym.com/search/

This is the website for the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians. Please take the time to find a vet before you need one. Keep that doctor's (or practice's) number in your contacts, your address book, wherever you or a partner can find it in case of emergency.

Sceptre seems to be doing well. Her body condition is good, and I'm VERY happy that she isn't prolapsing again. She appears to feel pretty much her normal self. She's out and about in her bin, behaves normally when I take her out to check her over. She's still on newspaper and getting small meals to avoid undue risks while she's healing but I'm hopeful all will be well. Fingers crossed!

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Old 06-27-2022, 05:41 PM   #13
Caryl
Thanks, Frank! I will try and update weekly or thereabouts. So far, Egg #3 really looks like any other egg from any other clutch at this point. Egg #2 is less usual-looking, but doesn't appear to be bad at this point. I'm less hopeful about Egg #1. I'm not sure what happened, but it doesn't look good externally. I'm not really able to candle it at all. Of course I'm going to "incubate until there's no debate."

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Old 07-24-2022, 01:32 PM   #14
Caryl
We're down to one viable egg, #3. It has now made it to Day 53, which has really got me holding my breath.

Eggs #1 and #2 grew opaque. I followed the standard practice of "incubate until there's no debate." Eventually there was no debate. My nose told me when it was time to toss them.

Sceptre herself is doing very well! She's back to full- sized meals and almost back to her normal weight. She went outside yesterday for the first time since her troubles began. She behaved like her old self and enjoyed exploring a bit. When she returned to me, we went back inside for her meal.

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Old 07-24-2022, 06:14 PM   #15
inu009
Sorry to hear about the eggs :/

But at least momma is doing well!
 
Old 07-28-2022, 10:13 PM   #16
Caryl
Sceptre is doing very well, thanks! Makes me really happy that she's back to her usual self.

Egg #3 is on Day 57. I'm crossing everything - fingers, legs, eyes...

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Old 08-02-2022, 09:58 PM   #17
Caryl
Other clutches this year have begun pipping on Days 61, 63, and 64. This clutch of one is now on day 62. The suspense is killing me!!

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Old 08-03-2022, 08:53 PM   #18
Frank Pinello
I had a similar situation this year when I bred my male orchid diffused to a honey stripe and got 17 eggs but on 4 the looked ok. Only one made it to expected hatching day which is day 67 here. Let it go another 3 days then slightly cut it open to check for movement. It reacted to my touch so I left it alone for another day. Then notice the shell around my cut turning green, the fluid turning milky and no movement. Hope you have better luck.
 
Old 08-04-2022, 12:59 AM   #19
schnekkie
Rooting for this solitary little egg!
 
Old 08-08-2022, 08:37 PM   #20
Caryl
Frank, I'm sorry you lost that baby. That's unfortunate. I always find it so sad when they get so close.

I'm still holding my breath and crossing my fingers. Sceptre's Egg #3 is still sitting there looking exactly like an egg. I'm trying not to get excited but I'm anxiously holding my breath when I check on it each night and morning. So far, nada.

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