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Two week point in incubation

bmm

bmm

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Here are comparative photos of my eggs. The first one is the day or so after they were laid:

<img src="http://members.rogers.com/mattl/eggs03.jpg">

Here they are today, 14 days after being laid

<img src="http://members.rogers.com/mattl/eggs05-14-03small.jpg">

I am pleased with how some the of the denting that was evident before, is now gone. The eggs are also a bit whiter, although some seem to have a few "stains"

When can you candle the eggs to be fairly sure they are fertile?

bmm
P.S. 80% constant humidity....warm sehfl in herp room...temp between 76 (night) and 81 day.
 
Thanks! hehe I am a noob to breeding....but I also believe they are all "good" at this point at least....

I am surprised by this as well since neither snake was brumated and both first year........but who knows what could happen between now and the hatch date.
bmm
 
I've never candled my eggs because of two reasons. First, I was always afraid of inadvertantly damaging the embryo by turning the egg too much, and so I just leave them where they are. Second, I realized that infertile eggs will turn bad very quickly, so there is little doubt as to their fertility very shortly after being laid.

I know it's difficult to wait and wonder, but the fact is that if an egg is infertile, there is nothing that can be done about it. If it is fertile and you mess with the eggs too much, you can kill the egg and do exactly what you were worrying about! My philosophy toward eggs (including whether to save a hatchling incapable of removing itself from the egg) has become "just leave them alone, and those snakes which do hatch on their own will be healthier, better eaters, and much more enjoyable as their lives progress."

Hang in there, and good luck on your hatching rate! :cool:
 
I'd totally agree with Darin....
don't move the eggs....and if you really really want to know if these eggs are fertile give them a light poke...and it should be bouncy where as if they are infertile they are really mushy and yellow...

My advice on them...don't touch them, don't see them, don't do anything to them until it's around the time to hatch (then you can take a look at the eggs once a two - three days to check if they have came out already....

good luck and hope that you'll have a 100% hatching rat!
 
Yeah so far I have only open it every few days a crack to re-fill the small water dish I have in there holding the humidity up..aside from todays photo. hehehe.

I don't touch them at all....I don't think I will...and I certainly aven't moved one, not even from the original spot they were laid in. To scared to get my fingers on them. lol

thanks guys

bmm
 
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