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so lucky....

iluvblackfrancis Sep 11, 2003 11:46 PM

here's a great reason to not throw out eggs unless they start to rott. a while back i had a female lay eggs, when i was gone for a few days. when i got back, they had been in the humid hide for about 2 days and were still rubbery. i put them in the incubator, though i already knew they were infertile. they never got hard, they just stayed rubbery the whole time. they never even got very big. another clutch, from a different female was found a few weeks into this incubation. i put these eggs in the incubator. a few days later, they were yellow and rotting, so i threw them out. i almost threw the others out, because i knew they were infertile, but decided to keep them because they were still white. well, a few days ago i checked on them, and to my surprised, one of them hatched. i was shocked. the other hasn't hatched yet, i dunno if this one is fertile or not. but i will wait and see.
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LeosAnonymous Sep 12, 2003 07:13 AM

You can always break out a penlight and candle the eggs to see if they are fertile.

Congrats on the unexpected baby!
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Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

iluvblackfrancis Sep 12, 2003 03:18 PM

i have no flashlights or anything like that. they would be usefull. i've tried matches, they don't work too well.
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your head will collapse, but there's nothing in it, and you'll ask yourself, "where is my mind"

if you have AIM, IM me at chichandoCONrosa

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