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I posted in the beginning of the incubation period about an egg that developed dark mold. I treated it with Listerine, mostly to prevent the mold from spreading and really didn't think the egg would survive. I also kept the eggs on moss for the rest of the incubation period, although I think I'll use vermiculite next year.

Anyway, the clutch was finishing hatching yesterday and this little egg was the last to hatch. I'm so surprised that it survived the mold and the Listerine! It also started to collapse about 2 weeks ago and I didn't make a strong attempt to rehydrate it. It's a lovely little Sunglow, but it's only half the size of it's littermates. It looks like half of the yolk was still in the egg, and it has a 'preemie' look to it, but I have a feeling it will come along fine.

I guess you never know about those moldy eggs!

You see? I read this and feel dumb for posting the message right below it LOL Congrats, how long did they incubate for? Mine are going on 100 days now and still no signs of anything.
Foot Hill Reptiles

This clutch of Sunglows hatched in 63 days and a second clutch of Creamsicles is hatching at 58-59 days (there's a few left to come out yet). I'm answering here and your thread below in this one post!

The first bearded dragon clutch I bred so many years ago, I was a nervous wreck! There was not a lot of info out there and I was afraid of messing them up. The female dug a nest and laid, and I left them in the nest box in a warm room. Well, about a week after they were 'supposed' to hatch, I knew the whole thing was a failure since there were no signs of life. In my desperation, I cut an egg open and there I found a perfectly alive baby beardie, but too young to survive. Needless to say, that one didn't make it. I left the other alone and they hatched at 90-something days, all perfectly fine and wiggling their way out of the dirt as nature intended. It took longer because the temps were probably cooler down in the nest and had a natural temp drop at night, but all of the rest survived.

I have another beardie clutch hatching now, with one that pipped a few days ago, seemingly too early because it has a large yolk sac in the egg. I've left it alone and I don't know if it's still alive.

It's a hard call to make because you slit the egg too early, they may not survive. If you slit the egg too late, they might not survive then, either. I'm more conservative and lean toward not slitting the egg. If there's a head out and it needs help, that's one thing, but if it can't hatch out on it's own at all, it may be a congenital defect or some weakness that could be a problem later on.

Just my two cents...about all it's worth! This is only my second season breeding corns, so I'm not exactly the voice of experience! I'm much better with lizards...

congrats!!! you can do what i do... but alot of people think its stupid... but i like vermiculite and the moss keeps mold away.... so i put a tiny layer of moss on top keeps the humidity up too

~kin
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Corns, Creamsicles, A Black Rat, A pair of Leucistic Black Rat X Leucistic Texas Rat Intergrades, Thayeri, Cal Kings, A Jungle Corn, A pair of Ball Pythons, Leopard Geckos, Green Anoles, a Snapping Turtle, and a White Cheeked Mud Turtle

Yep. Every once in a while a truly bad looking egg can surprise you.
A couple of weeks ago I had two Black Pines hatch out of these two raunchy-looking, moldy eggs.
The first one looks quite pleased to be out!

Tim

Third Eye

HAHAHAHAHA!!! that is the cutest and funniest picture i've seen in a while... how cute!!!
~kin
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well, my eggs dont look as bad as those yet.
Foot Hill Reptiles

I love the pic! My egg was much worse. It had about a dime size circle of black mold that kept reappearing. Then it started growing white, fuzzy mold. Strangely, it pipped out of the clear side and the nasty yolk was left behind on the dark side. That has to be more than coincidence.