Pippage, Sadness... Reality

Next clutches are pipping, the first of which is the Pewter clutch.

Last night, this is what I saw...



WOW! Four??? That's awesome! With one more egg to hatch too!



I went to bed happy! Four Pewters out of six eggs, Pewter to Normal!

This morning I woke up, checked, and the other egg had pipped. FIVE!!! WOW!!!

But something was wrong. Everyones head was out except one egg...

I poke and prod with no response from the snake baby..

So I do what I do when I think its dead..

I pull it out.



And yes, it was dead. Sad sad sad...



So, another awesome clutch, but with bad luck mixed in as well... I'm sad to see such a beautiful animal die in the egg, having pipped a little but still die.

One of those things you argue FOR cutting on this case... Maybe had I cut, it would have survived... But, nothing can be said now. It has passed on.

But the other babies are doing well! Lets see them when they come out!!! They are looking HOT!

And hopefully the Sable clutch will pip soon too.