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When the eggs hatch....

Destani

Destani

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Do you seperate the newly hatched snakes after they first hatch or...? Some say they cannibalize, others say wait till first shed... then seperate? Also- is it bad to handle the eggs? I put them in an incubator (right side up of course) about a month ago and every other week i've candled them to see how their doing. Is it bad to lay them in the palm of my hand and shine a light into them to make sure their okay? I mean... do the oils on my hands affect them or?? Just curious. Also... what is "fusing"? Some were talking "after my pippling hatched it fused...". What excatly is that? Thanks for an advice, anyways. :wavey:
 
As long as you're keeping the eggs in the same position, ie, not rotating/turning them, they should be fine.

Since it is extremely rare for a corn hatchling to eat before it's first shed, leaving them in the incubator container for a while is fine. Just remember that the first ones to hatch will be the first to shed, and some hatchlngs will shed just 5 days after hatching, so leaving them longer than that will increase the chance of cannibalism. Cannibalism is rare, but why take the risk. I usually check pipping clutches at least once a day, removing those that are already out of their eggs at that time. I have had to leave them for a day or two upon rare occasion, but not much longer than that.
 
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