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Hello All,

I have some questions about eggs. On 2/22 my female laid 6 large eggs. She kept kicking two of the eggs out of her coil so I took the clutch from her and put them in the incubator. Since then the eggs have been doing excellent, until Sunday. Well one of the eggs she kept kicking out of the coil went bad so I took it out. So my fist Q is;
Is it possible that a female knows an egg(s) is bad so she kicks it out of the coil???

Well so far the remaining 5 eggs are looking great! Perfect white little ovals. So now comes my second Q;
None of the eggs have dimples in them. Is this normal?

I check on the eggs and open the containers every other day, they have perfect humidity, and are incubating at 89-90o.

Thank you for any answers.

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Christine
Tails With Scales Reptiles
Happiness is biting my snake back!

>>Is it possible that a female knows an egg(s) is bad so she kicks it out of the coil???

I would imagine just about anything is possible. However, I had a female leave an egg "in the cold" so I put it in the incubator. Not only did it hatch just fine, it hatched before all others in the clutch.

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>>Well so far the remaining 5 eggs are looking great! Perfect white little ovals. So now comes my second Q;
>>None of the eggs have dimples in them. Is this normal?

Why would you expect dimples? As long as they are fully hydrated, they would not have dimples.

Good luck on your clutch!
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

Christine,
The first 30 days the eggs should look full - it's my understanding that they absorb moisture during this time. The next 30 days they should start to release moisture and sometimes you'll notice water droplets on the lid of your incubation box/chamber and during the last 2-3 weeks they can really dimple or even appear to collapse.
Approx. 56 days @ 88-90 degrees
2/22 due 19 April plus or minus a couple days.
Good Luck, Mike