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caved in eggs

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snake novice

Poor College Student
My female just laid her first clutch ever, and I am a little worried about the eggs. First off, she has always liked to dig, and she decided to lay her eggs underneath the nest box as opposed to in it. This was during the day and I was at work, so when I got home I lifted out the nest box to remove them and the looked bright white, and they were dry to the touch as I have read they shoud be, but they looked like they had been pushed in. kind of like a ping pong ball that has been dented. Some of them have small dents, but the biggest one looks to be almost half of the egg.

So has anyone experienced this before? They felt good, and looked good other then the impressions.

Any info would be helpful,
CZ


PS- Also I am just glad that she is okay, because it was her first clutch and It had been almost two weeks from her pre-lay shed.
 
If the eggs look good and are only dimpled, it is most likely due to lack of moisture...Try adding water to the medium around the eggs...If the eggs are really dehydrated try spraying them directly with room-temp water...Remember the humidity should be around 100%...

HTH
 
that's what i thought

Because she laid them under the nest box as opposed to in it, I figured they would be dehydrated, but I wasn't sure if that was the cause of the dimples.

Thanks,
CZ
 
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