Reptile & Amphibian Forums

My eggs have been incubating 4 weeks now in a container of perlite inside a styrofoam container setting on a human heating pad. Temps been mostly around 81-82. I know some of them are infertile...they are yellowish an have blue/green molds on them an have not done anything since they were layed.

I have 4-5 nice an white eggs that have been great till about a week ago one started to get a bright yellow spot on the white shell. eventually its not looking nice an white anymore an has dented in some. The other that are hooked to it are following suit. Is this normall or are the eggs dying? I hope they still hatch but I'm beginning to have my doubts.

Can someone help from what I've described...will the eggs still hatch? I'm hoping 1 hatches after all this waiting.

It sounds like a humidity problem. When eggs dent at this stage of incubation, it is usually because the substrate does not contain enough moisture. Even in a closed container, water sometimes needs to be added to incubation substrate.

Tim

Third Eye

Thank you. I added some bottled water to the container of perlite with the eggs. Did not pour it on the eggs. Will they eventually expand / fill out? I'm just hoping I'm doing this right an have some hatchlings.

Yeah, you can just pour it around the edges of the inside of the container. Excess water tends to accumulate at the bottom of the container, but as long as its not in direct contact with the eggs, it's OK. Also, it may take about a week for the eggs to "undent."

Tim

To get the mold off either gently rub the egg with a moistened paper towel or q-tip. If the mold doesn't come off try a diluted (normal flavor) listerine. But I agree with tim. I usually lightly cover my eggs with moss and when the moss is dry, I spray some corners of the substrate.
Kin
-----
~Sober Serpents~
www.freewebs.com/soberserpents
Tons of Corns, 1.0 Black Rat, 1.0 Leucistic Black Rat X Leucistic Texas Rat Intergrade, Thayeri, Cal Kings, 1.0 Jungle Corn, 3.1 Ball Pythons, 1.0 Albino Nelsons Milksnake, 1.1 Colombian RTBs, Leopard Geckos, 2.4.6 and counting Crested Geckos, 1.0 Striped Fat tail Gecko, 1.0 Striped Panther Gecko, A Snapping Turtle, an Eastern Box Turtle, a Bearded Dragon...probably more i'm forgetting...