Re: My baby corns are very kinky! Really! Please read.

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Posted by MarkG on September 20, 1999 at 18:36:44:

In Reply to: My baby corns are very kinky! Really! Please read. posted by LauraO on September 18, 1999 at 12:53:30:

Laura,

I'm going to take a pot-shot here, but incubation does play a role with certain problems sometimes. I have seen full-term deaths occur when not enough air exchange was given to the eggs in the incubator, and also when the temps were too high. 80 deg is fine for corns. I have had healthy hatchlings at room temp as well (room temp = 74-80 range in the room they were in). I let plenty of air into the egg boxes, but have experienced a few full-term deaths, which isn't many in comparison to the successful hatches.

I have seen kinked babies from what the breeder thought was seriously-inbred parents, but I don't know if that was the actual cause or not. I personally have not had snakes throw kinked babies in my collection.

Like I said, these are thoughts to ponder, without seeing your setup or animals.

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: Laura, : I'm going to take a pot-shot here, but incubation does play a role with certain problems sometimes. I have seen full-term deaths occur when not enough air exchange was given to the eggs in the incubator, and also when the temps were too high. 80 deg is fine for corns. I have had healthy hatchlings at room temp as well (room temp = 74-80 range in the room they were in). I let plenty of air into the egg boxes, but have experienced a few full-term deaths, which isn't many in comparison to the successful hatches. : I have seen kinked babies from what the breeder thought was seriously-inbred parents, but I don't know if that was the actual cause or not. I personally have not had snakes throw kinked babies in my collection. : Like I said, these are thoughts to ponder, without seeing your setup or animals.

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