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Sigh...losing my clutch

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Not sure why, but I've lost two out of the four good eggs. The veins have just slowly disappeared. Two of the eggs still look good and I just hope I don't lose them too.

The conditions in the incubator all seem right, 88 degrees, around 90% humidity, the vermiculite is slightly damp to the touch.

I haven't given up hope on the last two, but it's been very stressful and disappointing. I've been waiting on this clutch for four years.

There is just over a month to go before hatch.
 
It sucks sooooo hard. I really hope the last two make it. They are all stuck together so I just have to let the others rot. Ugh.
 
Sometimes it happens. My first clutch of the year pipped last week - 2 good eggs and five slugs. One of the eggs went bad, one pipped.

If the bad eggs are molding or getting nasty you will need to remove them. You can gently cut them free from the good eggs using dental floss.
 
Loss can happen but it sure does suck if/when it does.
Sorry to hear about yours.
I do wish you the best of luck, with the two remaining eggs, and really hope they make it to term (& pip/hatch).
 
Man that's a bummer, I had one clutch go bad as well, it was only 3 eggs, but it's still rough. Good luck either way, and I hope they pull through!
 
Thank you all! It really is hard to watch once good eggs go bad for no reason that you can see! The conditions are as good as they can get. I guess some things aren't meant to be.

Two still look good...so I'm very hopeful on them!
 
So far the eggs are not 'rotting' or moldy. They are just collapsing and the shell is slightly transparent. But they don't seem to be causing trouble just yet. If they get worse or turn moldy I'll try to remove them.
 
The top of the container is already having some trouble with condensation. Not sure how to make it more humid without just soaking everything. Thoughts on how to safely raise the humidity?
 
I put a piece of Glad Press & Seal between the tub and the lid. If condensation forms on the P&S you can put a small weight, like a dime, onto a corner of it so the condensation flows down to that point before dripping off. Obviously you don't want an egg under the drip.
 
I will give that a try! Thanks! Press and Seal sucks for food, but i use it at the hospital to keep people dry during showers all the time.
 
The vermiculite is damp to the touch, but if you squeezed it you wouldn't get any water out of it.

I added the press and seal.

I think any more messing with them is not going to help. I've never had a clutch go bad like this. It was her first set of eggs, but she's four years old so she was ready, a great size.
 
Thanks! I had a friend who had a clutch of six and all but one ended up rotting...but that one that was left had an albino pied inside!

Although if I get one healthy snake out of this clutch I'm keeping him/her no matter what they end up looking like just for their spirit!
 
I'm fairly certain that it's just my imagination but I think the eggs look better since I added the press and seal a few hours ago....even the one that has the waning veins.

Thank you all for your help and support. I will keep you posted! Still a full month before hatch....
 
Are the eggs discolored or just dimpling? From my experience when an egg goes bad it turns colors very quickly and starts to smell horrible. If they are just dimpling they may still be fine. I've had a few clutches with eggs that started dimpling early on in incubation, I just add water to the substrate in the corners of the tub away from the eggs and they usually plump back up or at least stop from dimpling further.
 
Two of them rotted (I was able to remove them) two are heavily dimpled, one looks like a normal egg. It would be great if the dimpled ones are still good! I've left them in and cranked up the humidity.
 
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