Clutch gone bad

[SnakePool]

Had my brother and some of his friends over last night and they wanted to take Aurora out, but I said no because she has been acting weird lately and had just started eating again last weekend. I didn't want to spoil it. Well she became active and left the humidity tub and I noticed something. At first it looked like poop but on closer inspection I saw that they were slugs. There were five and it looked like she was having "contractions, so I had everyone get away from the cage and my wife and I put a sheet to cover it. Tonight I checked on her and there was a white egg next her so I decided to take her out and remove the eggs. She has some thermal burns all along her belly, We gave her a bath, cleaned her cage and put down newsprint for a substrate. As I put her back in I used a whole tup of neo on her belly. I hadn't noticed her digging in to her humidity tub which exposed her to more heat. I have turned off the heat completely until she gets better.

I took out the eggs and this one looks white but it feels like a rubber ball and is really tiny. about the size of a golfball. I have seen kingsnake eggs bigger than this.


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[trinitywolf]

I don't have any words of wisdom to share Jesse, but I am sorry to hear this for you. I know this has to be really disappointing.
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[J_Riley]

First clutch for this girl, I'm guessing?
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[SnakePool]

Yeah first clutch. And first one for me, too. They first copulated last half of november so I didn't think she was gravid. I suspected she was ovulating a few times but it was tough to tell. They copulated all thru winter, up until february. I hope next year will be better.
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	Gravid Gravid term used in biology to describe the condition of a female oviparous when carrying young internally.

[J_Riley]

A lot of the times for any species, the first clutch turns out like that through no fault of the husbandry...it'll get better every year.
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[eddie]

Aww man, that bites Jesse...

You'll get some new kids soon enough, just keep up the hard work!
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[telefrag]

Look infertile.

first clutches are often bad.

What kinda of snake laid these eggs.
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[Constrictor_BO]

Hate to see that happen jesse. Maybe next year it will work out for the better.
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[SnakePool]

The unlucky mommy dropped an egg on wednesday, another on friday and two today. They were all infertile. She was having "contractions tonight and she looks like she has a few more to drop. Total count so far is 16.
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