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John-C
at Mon Aug 25 08:42:18 2008 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by John-C ]
I agree with Nick and Tom.
Don't mess with the eggs and just wait. Lots of times when you open an egg and they are alive, they often die shortly after. My petro thalassinus eggs usually hatch out at about 53 days but I cook them close to 88-90 for the first month then drop them down closer to 86 for the remaining month.
They may be just fine at 67-68 days, especially if you incubated at somewhat cooler temps. Keep in mind that when you candle eggs that some may move due to the all of a sudden bright light while other can sleep through it so for that reason I don't depend on the movement or the lack of when candling some of the eggs. I usually don't candle unless one or two last eggs are way overdue. At this time, depending on what I see, I may choose to open one.
If one should hatch, leave it in the egg tray as it will entice the rest to follow shortly after.
John
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