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Premature egg slitting

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Hello I would like to pose a question to people who hobby breed and profesionally breed,do you thik that people who have a lot of non eaters have anything to do with premature egg slitting.I would just like to know if for example you breed 100 snakes and ten or so snakes are non or trouble some eaters and you practice some sort of early slitting does that extra time out of thier sack contribute to any xtra side affects like extra numbers of troubles some eaters.I hope I have not ask a ignorant question but as in any practice there could be side effects that could be human error rather than a crappy clutch of say troublesome corn snakes.Well I have bought my share of gosh they have had three meals and are very good snakes ( ha ha) only to wait a week and have to go thru all the bells and whistles to get them to eat,not that I dont like a challenge but I have had my share.:shrug01:
 
Out of 100 babies, a couple are bound to be "problem feeders"...even in species that are known for being chow hounds. Getting them going can be as simple as offering different prey, or altering conditions slightly...or, it can take months of screwing around with them til they start taking food. And that has been my experience with no egg slitting.
I very rarely slit eggs, but slitting the eggs isn't the same thing as them pipping...as long as you leave the snakes alone. What I mean is that slitting doesn't compel the babies to come out...if it's too early, they'll just stay in the egg until it's time for them to come out.

Also, a change of environment can be disruptive to snakes, whether babies or adults...and some species are more prone to going off feed when stressed. One of the easiest ways to deal with it is to contact the breeder and try to mimic conditions and prey presentation as closely as possible; sometimes, though, it's just a matter of playing the game and getting them going again.
 
Harald's right. Slitting the eggs does not cause them to hatch early, they will sit in the egg until they are ready to come out.

Once, due to an error on my part I slit a clutch of taiwan beauties 3 weeks before they were due to hatch. It was my first season breeding them and other breeders told me that due to the thickness of the shell they might need to be slit. I failed to write down the laid date and miscalculated.
They sat in the egg for three weeks after slitting. The eggs actually turned black around the slits and part way down the shell, and finally skinned back over the cuts. They sat in the egg and finished developing, then came out when they were ready, yolk absorbed, and they did fine.

Now I don't usually slit eggs at least until the first one pips. Sometimes around day 50 or 55 I start to wonder what's in there and my curiosity gets the better of me, but it never results in any problems with the babies.
 
Thank you for your advice on this issue Clay I really welcome your knowlege,I was wondering it because I had a couple non eater corns and one night watching them I wondered if it was because of human error becauase his siblings ate great.
the Tinman
 
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