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Egg Trouble,......Fatal?

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SpecKing

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Well, my corn layed 33 eggs about 20 days ago, they are incubating in moist perlite, and are doing great. I put a damp paper towel over the eggs , and change it out with a new one once every 3 days to avoid mold forming on the paper towels. The eggs were doing great 2 days ago, I went and checked on them today and.................several ( 4 or 5 ) have "clear blotches" on them. The blotches are maybe 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch. Its almost like you can almost see in the egg!! Weird, I've never seen this in eggs before? This most recent paper towel was to damp, so I replaced it with a more dry one. What are these blotches? what causes them? :confused: I really hope they make it. Please help me. I'm so madd!!!!:angry01:
 
I'm no expert, but I seem to remember reading that too much moisture can cause that. I don't think that it hurts the egg if you catch it early, just maybe makes them a little more fragile.

I'm sure a more experienced member can give you the full scoop, hope this helps!

Jason
 
clear spots

This year i have had the same problem with most of my groups. not to mention the mold "epidemic" I experienced this year. The others are speculating on too much moisture for the two problems. I can agree on the mold part as it has been contained for the most part by leaving the boxes open for a couple hours every couple days, now the clear spots I am tending to think a lack of calcium it the culprit. The guys doing this for a living suppliment the females throughout breeding with calcium and other debauchery that they wont hand out freely. I wouldnt sweat it though as I have not had any problems hatching these type of eggs. Really if you leave them alone for a while they will be fine in the fragile condition they seem to be in. I hatch all my snakes the free air method. room temp in the closet in the dark
 
The windows, as they are called, are from too much moisture in the mix. As long as you try to correct the balance quickly and not let them get too bloated, they should hatch along with their clutchmates.

You can add a little of the dry incubation medium around the affected eggs, and that should do the trick. Also, make sure the paper towel is COMPLETELY dry before you change it over, and only add a slightly damp one for a few days to help in the drying process.

Good luck with them!
 
Hi there. I agree with oreo - this sounds like a slight calcium deficiency in the female. Once mine are gravid, I give them an occasional supplement of "Zolcal-D" in their water. It's product from Vetark Professional, that you should be able to get over the Internet.

It's worth noting that the snake needs an adequate reserve of Vitamin D in order to metabolise calcium, so if you can, try to find a supplement that includes both.

Eggs that I've seen with this problem tend to do well and hatch normally. Good luck!
 
vitaminD

Cornsnakes are primarily nocturnal and are hence not the best at utilizing sunlight for vitamin D. also worth mentioning is the fact that regular glass filters most ultraviolet light rays from sunlight but not all. I you were to keep them in dirict sunlight that long you kill them with the greenhouse effect. you could use a full spectrum light during the day but I havent found it to be usefull. I use calciand for subsrate and try to give them really healthy rodents for food.
 
You should get the snake off the sand. From what I've read, and people have posted, sand is not a good substrate for Corns. To suplement, the Love's suggest periodically dipping the food in a vitamin, or some people here say they inject the f/t mouse with vitamins, including calcium.
 
I'm sorry, but the windows described by the original poster are from over retention of water. Calcium deficiencies may cause egg problems, but not of the nature described in this thread. If the originator of this thread will apply the dry substrate like I suggested, the windows will recede, though they may not completely go opaque.

Cornsnakes do not need full spectrum lighting, but if one chooses to purchase and use one, it will do them no harm. Also, corns are crepuscular, not nocturnal, so they do get benefit from sunlight vitamin D production.

Calci-sand can cause impaction to occur, and is, in my opinion, an unneccessary risk. I would recommend not using it for corns.
 
Thanks for the clarification Darin. I notice that my one snake comes out just about anytime. Mostly in the evenings, but she does come out at other times. I don't think that a deficiency in Vit. D would be a problem for most creatures, even people, as long as you get at least a little sunlight everyday. D can be toxic in high doses, and it is fat stored. Probably best to feed good quality mice, and not worry about it.
 
Thanks for the info Darren & Meg, useful stuff and I'll keep an eye on humidity in future as well. However, not much chance of my beauties getting much exposure to sunlight in the UK!
 
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