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I woke up this morning and noticed one of my eggs was sweating, I think. It had little drops of moisture all over it but when i checked back a few hours later, the moisture was gone from the outside and still no hatchling. That was this morning, about 12 hours ago and still nothing.

Do eggs sweat even if they arent ready to hatch? Should I be worried that the egg was sweating and didnt hatch? I cant say how old the eggs are because I found them about a week ago in my naturalistic vivarium along with another smaller set.

Im just curious as to whether or not I should worry about the egg. I thought maybe it was just moisture from the humidity but none of the other eggs had moisture on them. Any advice?

Dave,
Yeah eggs can and do sweat before hatching, but they can also if the humidity is too high even if they are infertile. I would candle the eggs with a small flashlight to see if they are fertile in the first place. If they glow yellow they were ether just laid or infertile, keep them regardless until they mold over just in case. If they are fertile check your medium to make sure it is not too moist. However you said the other eggs were not sweating so I don’t think this is the case and you might be looking at a hatchling soon. If not, well there really is nothing you can do but wait and see. Patience is really a hard thing when it comes to eggs . Best of Luck.
-Mike

I would assume they are fertile since they are quite a bit bigger than the other set. Do eggs still grow larger if they arent fertile?

Ive candled the smaller set and they were pink. Candling the other set didnt happen, no light came through, so I assume that means theres a little gecko in there.

Dave,
Eggs can still absorb water and grow larger even if they are infertile. However they will still glow yellow. In your case it sounds like the eggs are def fertile. So just sit back, wait and see what happens .
-Mike

I'm incubating at room temp (under shop lights), approximately how long will it take for hatching? I apologize for asking such a basic question, but they copulated the first night I had some pairs, and laid not even a week later. I'm slightly unprepared.
Best,
Justin