Hello everyone.

I have succesfully bred Testudo Graeca over the last 12 years and I still some questions about incubation raise.

The particular problem I wanted to ask you about is those eggs that are overdue and are clearly fertile. I usually notice some little scratches under the surface of the egg before they hatch. As I have already said, every year I have some fertile eggs that don't hatch and after 4 months or so I crack them I find half-rotten embryos.

My question is:

has anybody tried to crack an egg once is due to hatch and there is clear evidence of the movement of the embryo inside the egg, I mean, those little scrathes.

This year I have got 6 eggs in this situation and I don't know what to do. I hace never dared to crack them.

Many thanks,
Marcos

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