RE: I was thinking ...

Posted by: derekroddy at Thu Apr 22 13:41:56 2010 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by derekroddy ]

Another source of problems in diet I believe... are calcium related.

you would think they'd get more calcium from reptiles they eat than the farm bred rodents....or rodents in general.

Calcium is very important for egg production and if it was a calcium issue...would make sense that the eggs would be very susceptible to moisture, temps, etc...

Couple all these issues together....and, you maybe on your way to getting better hatch rates with this species.

I've heard all types of theories from "the egg shells are too think" to..."maybe they didn't have an egg tooth"

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All the ones I've seen... have the egg tooth, the shells are no different in thickness or consistency...and, that doesn't explain why a normal looking hatchling will craw out of the egg and die....which happens a good deal with BHPs...and other reptile eaters.

Combination of many things.

D.

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