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My latest clutch that one of my girls layed (clutch of 9), one of the egg was molding. I had candled it before and it was infertile. So, I went out and bought some gold bond and sprinkled some around the egg. Trying to pervent mold from spreading. But it spread to one or two eggs, I wiped off the mold (came off fine) and put more gold bond on where the mold was spreading. All the other eggs are fertile, so I didn't think the mold was going to spread to the other eggs. I have been checking the eggs every other day. Is there anything I can do other then putting the anti foot fungus powder on the surrounding eggs?

Thanks,
Kyle

Healthy eggs won't mold. You can either remove the dead egg or remove it. Either way the rest of the clutch should hatch.

Next time you have an infertile egg just discard it right away.

Corey

Hey Corey

I would take it out, but its attached to 4 eggs.

Kyle

If you can't remove it, don't sweat it...the healthy eggs will hatch fine as long as you maintain propper humidity/temp. Don't start putting chemicals into your incubator...that's just asking for trouble.

From what I understand (and like corey said) mold should not bother the healthy eggs next to it. Follow in the advice I got(from my earlier post) about moving eggs that might be stuck to the bottom of the tub - a little water seems to work prety well for unsticking them. You can also try cutting out most of the egg that is not attached. I've also heard some people have used a little bit of diluted bleach water solution - tho I'm not sure how to mix that in safe quantities. Seems like there were quite a few posts from last spring about moldy eggs - did you try a search?
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

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Here are some links about the bleach solution and/or hydrogen peroxide. Just in case you want to go that route.

forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=761674,762016&key=2005
forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=761674,762877&key=2005
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.34.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.4 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.0 Lizards of unknown origin

Does it matter if mold grows a little bit on the healthy eggs, will they still be ok? I am a little nervous about the whole thing.

Eggs are tough.......give it a good pull. Detatch each egg at a time it makes it easier.

I learned years ago that eggs are tough. When you have a clutch of burmese python eggs that measure 3'x1'x1' and you have to get them in a 6" high rubbermaid to fit in your incubator you learn how to pull apart eggs very quickly! Rarely did I ever damage an egg. Once I punctured a good egg.......but white duct tape patched it up (I have pics).

Corey

>>Eggs are tough.......give it a good pull. Detatch each egg at a time it makes it easier.
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>>I learned years ago that eggs are tough. When you have a clutch of burmese python eggs that measure 3'x1'x1' and you have to get them in a 6" high rubbermaid to fit in your incubator you learn how to pull apart eggs very quickly! Rarely did I ever damage an egg. Once I punctured a good egg.......but white duct tape patched it up (I have pics).
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>>Corey

alright lets see the red neck patch work pic's lol. If it works it works, right, love the idea.
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lol, your nuts. Lets see the pics Corey.

Over the years I've noticed that when an egg goes bad and I leave it, I often have trouble with the eggs directly around it. When I've removed bad eggs early I usually don't have the same problems. I had a clutch of eggs that I pulled from a female in 3 clusters, one with 3 eggs and the other two each had 2 eggs. One of the eggs in the cluster of 3 went bad and started molding. All 3 actually hatched and were alive but they were pretty deformed. The other 4 eggs that were not in direct contact with the bad egg hatched perfect. I now remove all bad eggs no matter how far in the clutch they are. I've gone as far as removing all the fluid with a syringe and then cutting the egg out. Most breeders opinion is that a healthy egg won't be affected by a bad one, but I'd rather be safe then sorry and it only takes a couple minutes to remove an egg. Plus who wants to smell a rotting egg every time you air out the box.

Eric
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me too

I just rip them off and discard usually.....

IF they are really really stuck I cut them off.......but this sucks........

stink sucks ........and YES I too have proved that bad eggs can kill good eggs.......more than once
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JYReptiles

Scales-N-Tails Reptiles ltd........Pa

As I'm sure you have read, some claim it will kill the other eggs, some say it will not kill a healthy egg. In this pic, the two dead eggs died within 14 days of laying. The final egg obviously hatched just fine.

If you need remove the bad egg and can do so without harming the others...

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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

Kyle, I have noticed when I get a eggs that molds that that eggs seems to come off fairly easy once it is dead. I would remove the bad egg very carefully, but it can be done. Just start from the top egg and work your way down from egg to egg. If you put a hole in a good egg tape will seal it back pretty good and the egg fluid will do the rest. I have used a piece of white paper towel over the small pin prick and it sealed fine. Hope that helps. Thanks David

I removed the egg w/ a couple damp paper towels within 10 minutes. The bad egg was attached to three different eggs. It was a little nerve racking at first. But after a few minutes of doing it, it became a little easier. After removing the bad egg I noticed there was a little bit of a discoloration from where the bad egg use to be on the good eggs. I think it will be ok, I put some gold bond on those parts. A big THANK YOU to Corey, Eric and David, thanks guys. Now I can get a goodnight sleep and not worry about it.

Kyle