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Ive got some eggs!

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DeadSkinMask

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I bought the cornsnake manual and have followed pretty much all the instructions inside it for my female - and she laid 7 eggs.

The eggs are oblong, about 1 inch long, probably 5/8 in. in diameter, sticking together with dry white shells. They appear to be fertile according to the corn snake manual.

My main question is how should they feel?

(The shell is leathery on mine, and the eggs are heavy and the least bit squishy - not wet on the outside, etc)

I am attaching a picture - it was resized to 30% of its original size only (sorry about the quality)
 

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The eggs look good to me

The picture is not that close, but I think they look good. You need to get them into something where they can stay around 82 to 85 degrees. As far as how they should feel, they should feel like there is some pressure inside, and not overly squishy. They should not be hard. As long as they do not seem to keep a Wet appearance, they are probably fine. I am expecting my first clutch to hatch any day now. Good luck. You may want to give the Female a small meal also. She is probably pretty tired. Good luck. -Don
 
Meal already down her, and she will keep it down :) (the two corns that I got from Rich have never once regurgitated and always eat when I feed them)

Now comes another question - how can I seperate the the eggs from one another in order to incubate them more evenly?
 
Eggs stuck together

If they are already stuck together, you can incubate them just like that. It is not reccommended to pull them apart. Some people try,but it can kill the eggs IMHO. Just get a deeper tub like a large Butter tub or something and bury them halfway down. I was lucky enough that none of mine were stuck together (Although that is because my female took 6 days to lay all her eggs). I just keep mine in damp sphagnum moss, and Keep a moist papertowel over the top, and then I put the lid to the container on top. I also have some holes poked in it for ventilation. Hope I am helping you a little. -Don
 
Ive got another question - If (and when) my eggs start hatching, should I remove some of the media or just leave it there in order to assist the hatchlings escape - or will they instinctively come to the surface?
 
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Ive decide against an incubator and am going with the room temp method - If the eggs themselves are 73.8-75.4 (top eggs - bottom eggs) is that ok? Sorry if I sound kinda wierd its 12:27 AM in the mornin, and I am defiantly a worried parent :)
 
Hmmm...the ideal temps. are 80-82 degrees, however, stranger things have happened, and I bet that they will hatch, but will take much longer than warmer eggs.
 
Update
1 egg will not hatch - it is turning yellow and starting to grow mold
1 egg has a indention on the side but is not yellow or growing mold
The other 5 eggs appear to very healthy and doing fine.

Any advice on the moldy or indented egg?
 
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