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moldy eggs??

ta2smitty Jan 17, 2007 03:25 PM

I just check all of my eggs and found one batch to be moldy? What would cause this to happen? To much water? all the other containers of eggs were fine,zero mold.
I'm guessing panther eggs aren't done like veil eggs?

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kinyonga Jan 17, 2007 09:01 PM

You said..."I just check all of my eggs and found one batch to be moldy? What would cause this to happen? To much water?"...its possible that they are infertile. Can you describe the size of them compared to the other batches that didn't mold? Too much water usually just makes them swell to big. Eggs that die will mold though. What temperature are you incubating them at?

You said..."all the other containers of eggs were fine,zero mold"...that's good to hear!

You said..."I'm guessing panther eggs aren't done like veil eggs?"...that depends on how you think veiled eggs are incubated I guess! Some people incubate them almost the same way...except in a dryer substrate.

Here's a site with information about incubating panther eggs....
http://adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/fpardalis.html

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