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Posted by: ECC at Tue Jul 5 09:11:15 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ECC ]

I had some eggs this year that appeared to be fertile at arm's length. I candled them and could see that they were yellow inside and did not have blood vessels.

Good eggs will have blood vessels and will appear to have a red or pink hue to them as you view them with a flashlight. "Dead" or infertile eggs can appear to be white and leathery (i.e, "fertile" at first glance but can indeed be non-viable eggs.

I am not sure if these rotting eggs hurt the good ones. I am sure that they do not help.

Further, it is exciting to see the thick vessels leafing all through the egg. It lets you know that there is actually a tiny snake developing in there. For me, it keeps me motivated during the 2 month incubation.
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Peter Jolles

East Coast Colubrids

www.eastcoastcolubrids.com

peterjolles@eastcoastcolubrids.com

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Ques About Candling Eggs - Trevid, Mon Jul 4 20:12:20 2005

RE: Ques About Candling Eggs - ECC, Mon Jul 4 21:06:52 2005

RE: about candling and such - FR, Mon Jul 4 22:52:54 2005

FR - I disagree, here's why... - ECC, Tue Jul 5 09:11:15 2005

agreed..... - bthacker, Tue Jul 5 09:33:57 2005

I don't mess with my eggs or the knats - bluerosy, Tue Jul 5 10:31:43 2005

rainer, you Mo-Ron! - ECC, Tue Jul 5 10:47:12 2005

I had a problem with bearded dragons once - Mike Meade, Tue Jul 5 12:41:25 2005

RE: I don't mess with my eggs or the Gnats. . . - BlueKing, Tue Jul 5 21:24:29 2005

RE: I don't mess with my eggs or the Gnats. . . - bluerosy, Tue Jul 5 23:22:47 2005

RE: I don't mess with my eggs or the Gnats. . . - BlueKing, Wed Jul 6 22:53:28 2005

RE: Peter you missed the entire point - FR, Tue Jul 5 12:56:52 2005

HEY FR - I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOU - that does not mean I missed the point!!! - ECC, Tue Jul 5 17:25:01 2005

FR - please... Leave me alone... "No Mas" - ECC, Tue Jul 5 17:27:09 2005

I guess folks have to prove their opinion is better than the rest..... - bthacker, Tue Jul 5 21:46:12 2005

RE: I guess folks have to prove their opinion is better than the rest..... - bluerosy, Tue Jul 5 23:13:59 2005

RE: I guess folks have to prove their opinion is better than the rest..... - bthacker, Tue Jul 5 23:35:05 2005

RE: I guess folks have to prove their opinion is better than the rest..... - kinglover, Wed Jul 6 01:14:27 2005

LOL....You noob!!! When I was a noob I candled my first clutch.... - bthacker, Wed Jul 6 01:22:30 2005

RE: LOL....You noob!!! When I was a noob I candled my first clutch.... - kinglover, Wed Jul 6 01:36:49 2005

That's cool....good luck with producing your first clutch!!.....N/P - bthacker, Wed Jul 6 02:04:17 2005

RE: about candling and such - Nokturnel Tom, Tue Jul 5 11:00:35 2005

You sound like my wife.... - Mike Meade, Tue Jul 5 12:43:34 2005

RE: You sound like my wife.... - kinglover, Wed Jul 6 01:39:22 2005

nothing wrong with candling. - HDEAN, Wed Jul 6 08:09:45 2005

RE: Heres the point - FR, Wed Jul 6 09:06:23 2005

I KNOW some of you must be like me in the way.... - Nokturnel Tom, Wed Jul 6 12:43:02 2005

RE: Heres the point - HDEAN, Thu Jul 7 09:03:54 2005

Interesting..... - bthacker, Thu Jul 7 20:27:37 2005

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