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Does this egg look ok?
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Taceas
USW = UB313
They look kind of ok, I guess. Are they wet slimey on the surface at all or dryish? What sort of eggs are they?
The marks are mostly likely harmless staining from the tannins in whatever substrate that is you're attempting to incubate them in. What is that, btw? Is it sphagnum peat or is it Eco-Earth/Bed-a-Beast? Peat may be too acidic to use, as it has been reported to cause developmental problems with the embryos (thanks to Connie for that tidbit in the newsletter!).
And not to nit-pick too much, but its either the pic or that looks entirely too wet for incubation, for my tastes. You may want to incorporate some dry material with that if you can. I prefer long-fiber sphagnum moss for incubation, its preparation is mad easy.
Soak for 20-30 min in lukewarm water. Grab handfuls and and wring till you can't make it drip anymore. Fluff it up, line the bottom of your incubation tub with it, place the eggs, and place another layer on top of the eggs. Its airy enough to allow for ventilation, yet isn't wet enough to smother the eggs.
Hope that helps a little. =)
The marks are mostly likely harmless staining from the tannins in whatever substrate that is you're attempting to incubate them in. What is that, btw? Is it sphagnum peat or is it Eco-Earth/Bed-a-Beast? Peat may be too acidic to use, as it has been reported to cause developmental problems with the embryos (thanks to Connie for that tidbit in the newsletter!).
And not to nit-pick too much, but its either the pic or that looks entirely too wet for incubation, for my tastes. You may want to incorporate some dry material with that if you can. I prefer long-fiber sphagnum moss for incubation, its preparation is mad easy.
Soak for 20-30 min in lukewarm water. Grab handfuls and and wring till you can't make it drip anymore. Fluff it up, line the bottom of your incubation tub with it, place the eggs, and place another layer on top of the eggs. Its airy enough to allow for ventilation, yet isn't wet enough to smother the eggs.
Hope that helps a little. =)
Taceas said:
It is ecoearth. They are leo eggs. I was misinformed about my female not being able to lay eggs so I wasn't prepared when I found them in the water bowl. Everyone says to try and incubate them but I think their chances are very small. Would it be ok to feed them to my savannah when I knwo they are dead?
manog
Closet Creation Herps
I am not sure about the red color on the eggs. The mold i have seen on leo eggs has been gray/ green. The medium does look too wet. Dont throw the eggs out yet. It can take up to a week dometimes to see the veins. Some times you can see a little red bulseye on top of the egg. They are unlike snake eggs which have veins visable right away. If after a couple of weeks you dont see any than i would consider throwing them out. I dont think feeding a dead egg will really bennifit your monitor. Maybe some calcium but i wouldn't really bother.
Taceas
USW = UB313
Well that's good that you re-did the substrate. It doesn't need as much moisture as you would expect.
For those eggs you could put them in a MUCH smaller container, like a rubbermaid food storage container with no airholes in it. No need to use what looks like a flowerbox, heh. =P
When in doubt, incubate.
I just threw out 3 eggs from one of my corns who surprise laid for me in February fresh out of brumation. I was pretty sure they were too far gone by the time I got to them. These three plumped back up nicely and looked good. But after 44 days of not seeing veins, they finally started to mold over earlier this week.
But to be honest, I witnessed my leos mating and she laid eggs regularly. But they'd vein over in a few days and then die. Even though I incubated them the same way as I would incubate cornsnake eggs. And even cornsnakes can lay infertile eggs when not bred to anything. Some do, some don't. That may be what you have there.
But as was said earlier, give them a week or two of no veining at 80-82* F before deeming them bad and tossing them. =)
For those eggs you could put them in a MUCH smaller container, like a rubbermaid food storage container with no airholes in it. No need to use what looks like a flowerbox, heh. =P
When in doubt, incubate.
I just threw out 3 eggs from one of my corns who surprise laid for me in February fresh out of brumation. I was pretty sure they were too far gone by the time I got to them. These three plumped back up nicely and looked good. But after 44 days of not seeing veins, they finally started to mold over earlier this week.
But to be honest, I witnessed my leos mating and she laid eggs regularly. But they'd vein over in a few days and then die. Even though I incubated them the same way as I would incubate cornsnake eggs. And even cornsnakes can lay infertile eggs when not bred to anything. Some do, some don't. That may be what you have there.
But as was said earlier, give them a week or two of no veining at 80-82* F before deeming them bad and tossing them. =)
Taceas said:
She was with a male so there is a good chance they are fertile. This is her first clutch so then that takes it back to probably not fertilized. Either way, I am setting up a nice incubator later on when I get my dimmer put back together. Ever considered using heat cable to make an incubator? I am thinking it should work if I am able to set the dimmer up right. Not sure how much time it would take to fully heat a medium sized cooler and how it would affect the temps being opened up. The only think I can do is experiemnt befor I have any more eggs pop out.