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blemishes on eggs
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cguarino30
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I see eggs like this once in a while. In my experience, they are perfectly capable of hatching out healthy offspring, although I would say that the odds of issues are slightly higher with eggs like this. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but keep an eye on them. good luck.
cguarino30
New member
Yeah, I've noticed that sometimes if the blemishes cover a larger area (like more than half, for instance) they may fail or have some kind of serious birth defect (kinking, etc) but there's usually no problem with minor ones like this.
LauRuffian
Perpetual Newbie
My understanding is the snowflaking like that suggests a calcium deficiency. My classic girl's clutch this year has quite a few of these as well and is due to hatch any day now (any TIME now...c'mon, babies!), so we'll see how the babies turn out.
I did use a vitamin powder and calcium spray on her feeds this year, but I think I started that too late. For any females I breed in the future, I aim to supplement with the vitamins beginning with their first shed of the season or immediately after breeding, at the latest.
I did use a vitamin powder and calcium spray on her feeds this year, but I think I started that too late. For any females I breed in the future, I aim to supplement with the vitamins beginning with their first shed of the season or immediately after breeding, at the latest.
I've also heard that the snowflake spots are from a calcium deficiency, but I know I read about at least one person who did tests with supplementing and not supplementing his breeding females, and it didn't seem to make a difference as far as snowflaking on the eggs went.
Here's the thread: http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19148
Here's the thread: http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19148
cguarino30
New member
This isn't ideally relevant, but I know there is a good bit of discussion amongst crested gecko breeders as to whether or not snowflaking is actually caused by too much calcium. Either way, I've seen snow flaking on all kinds of reptile eggs, and unless it is _very_ severe, it doesn't seem to correspond to any health issues, either for the mother or the babies.