Snake Egg, Help, Answer Fast!?

Question

Okay, I was checking out my snake egg, which I do daily. Suddenly, at one of the cracks that have been forming it kind of went POP I guess and started oozing goo. The slit doesn't look big so I'm not sure if it was the snake or something. Should I just wait and see?

Answer 1

Let it be! The snake generally absorbs the yolk as it's breaking through, which can take a few days. It will come out when it's ready. Just know that not all snakes survive. If it dies, then don't think it's something you didn't do. Try looking up websites that pertain to snakes and eggs.  

Answer 2

That's hard to say. If the crack wasn't made by your fault then I might just be exiting the egg. You should wait and see.

Answer 3

I would wait a bit and see what happens. The hatchling can take quite awhile to fully emerge. When my Rough green snakes hatch, the tip of the nose comes out, and little by little more of the head. It has taken up to 12 hours for some of my little guys to emerge.

From http://repticzone.com/forums/KingSnakes/...

EGGS

Like most snakes, milk snakes, following slitting of the egg shell, do not immediately emerge from the egg. Under no circumstance should you prematurely force a baby out of the egg. If it has slit the egg, let it stay in the egg for several days if it wants to. If forced out, a baby snake may rupture small blood vessels that are not ready to be separated from the egg remains, and bleed to death. If most eggs are slit (baby snakes cut the shell with their egg tooth) and a day or two later there are eggs that haven’t slit, carefully slit the high point of the egg with cuticle scissors. Cut a 1" long slit, then a 1/4" cross cut at right angles to the center of the long cut, to be sure the baby can squeeze out. You don’t want to loose a baby just because it lost an egg tooth or the shell is a little too thick.

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When the time for hatching arrives, the young reptiles make cuts in the egg shell with their egg tooth. They may not emerge from the egg immediately and in some cases remain with their head out, or emerging in and out, for several days. The snake will emerge when all or most of its egg food has been absorbed.

Good luck and maybe fine mist the egg box w/ R.O. or

distilled water.

Answer 4

In my Reptiles magazine they said that even if an egg looks like there is no hope for it.... They say "wait for the stink" so keep the egg until it begins to stink then you can toss it.