I've had a few healthy looking eggs this year start leaking and go bad. Has anyone successfully recovered an egg that started leaking? I've thought about painting some nail polish/clear coat over the leaking spot to see if that would seal it back up.
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Leaking eggs...
foxturtle
Jun 21, 2009 01:23 PM
Replies (7)
Nokturnel Tom
Jun 21, 2009 01:35 PM
Look for a product by band aid called liquid band aid or something similar,,,i read about this on the ball python forum...
Tom Stevens
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MikeRusso
Jun 21, 2009 11:50 PM
i am pretty sure that the product that Tom is talking about is called NewSkin..
These eggs sound bad to me, can you post up a picture of them?
~ Mike Russo
JYohe
Jun 21, 2009 08:12 PM
......why are they leaking?....
weak ends?....
are fly larvae getting in them? or eating the ends open?...
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I have tried to tape them shut, used little stickers, didn't work well, has worked a little ....
...nail polish might kill them right away....
....liquid skin!...yea...try liquid skin , band aid might make it???....
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foxturtle
Jun 21, 2009 10:36 PM
No flies. It's like a soft or thin spot on the egg where the albumen is leaking out... slowly. There's no visible hole. More like the egg is sweating.
Tony D
Jun 22, 2009 07:54 AM
This is just a stab in the dark because I don't know the whole picture but you may be able to stop this by reducing overall humidity or moisture in the incubator. I experiences something similar in the early years and now tend to incubate with high humidity and low actual moisture.
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markg
Jun 22, 2009 02:03 PM
I agree, less moisture in contact with the eggs, but high-enough humidity.
When I had eggs leak, it was because I had too much moisture in the egg medium in contact with the eggs. I reduced the moisture and taped the leak points. All went well from there on.
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Mark
FoxTurtle
Jun 22, 2009 03:36 PM
It may be a moisture thing. I've had this happen with a few eggs from separate clutches. I lost 2 eggs right away in one clutch. I have another clutch thats 3-4 weeks in and one of the eggs started leaking. I applied some liquid bandage to the leaky part, and it has stopped leaking. The egg does not feel as full as it should, but it does not look dead.
