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long time laying

M

mac

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Hi,my corn laid one egg at 8.45am it is now 10.30pm and there is no sign of any others on the way.I have added another nest box with a different consistancy of vermiculite but no joy.an ideas?
Many thanks mac.
 
I give my females a full 24 hours to lay their clutch before checking to see if there is a problem, mostly being egg bound.

Occasionally, a female will lay 1 or more slugs up to several days prior to laying the rest of the clutch. Is the first egg a slug or does it look fertile? If she hasn't laid any more eggs after 24 hours, check to see if she is egg bound...a very noticable egg lump will probably be seen at her vent. If so, get her a herp vet soon if possible, or try the methods of dealing with egg bound snakes outlined in Kathy's book.

There is also the slight chance that your female only had one egg to lay. I have had some very small clutches, but must admit, never just one. (Did have a clutch with only one fertile egg this year, but she also laid 5 slugs)
 
Your first post...Welcome to the CORNSNAKES.COM Forums

First time parent in a bit of a tizzy, are we?
I did a Keyword search here, using the tab at the top of the page, and found these.
Perhaps these may help you out.
There are possibly many other relevent threads in the archives here.

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5651&highlight=eggs+bound
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4704&highlight=eggs+bound
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1904&highlight=incubating+eggs
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5813&highlight=incubating+eggs
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5945&highlight=time+laying


Corn snake manual link...
Authors web site...
http://www.corn-utopia.com/Corn Utopia on the Web/The Corn Snake Manual - Book Ordering Info.htm

Wazzup mac? How's this egg situation playing out?:)
 
Thanks for the replys she finished laying this morning,17 good eggs and 2 dodgy looking ones.Gave her 2 pinkies before she sheds,she should be ok now.thanks again.
 
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