Spotted has clutch of 9 eggs but they don't look right

[libbo]

Hi my spotted has had hers and my first clutch of eggs, i have been away for a week on holidays and figured mating was unsuccessful as she appeared to not look to much bigger. tonight to my surprise however i found her cuddling 9 eggs inside her hide. which unfortunately is on recycled kitty litter which i house all my snakes on.

i have an auto incubator which controls temp and humidity. temp i set on 30.5 c and humidity only goes to 80% highest.

i did use a torch to look into the eggs before incubating and all 9 have visible veins.

my problem is that the eggs look dried and dimpled and hard. will they be to far gone to survive and should i continue to let them have a go in the incubator.

any help would be a relief

 

[FAY]

Put them in the incubator....what have you got to lose???



They will either hatch or not...never give up on an egg.

 

[libbo]

ok thanks i will leave them in there. also are they meant to be softer when you pick them up or harder like a chicken egg

 

[pythonmum]

They are softer when freshly laid, but harden up a bit. They are never as hard as a chicken egg and they do dimple or cave in to various extents. As long as you have veins, something correct is happening, so keep going!

 

[zuesowns]

Never discard any egg that has discolouration or is growing fungi or bacteria, until the egg starts to smell - that indicates the egg has died and should be removed. The egg has it's own immune system that combat infection and can look quite sick whilst it is still a live and protecting the developing embryo.