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Hi there, is it normal for an egg to sweat? It has happened 2x now. I think these drops of water came from within. I am not certain as it is POSSIBLE they came from the lid when I lifted it. There was a bit of moisture up there but it shouldnt have dripped where the drops of water on the eggs were.

Anyhow, do they sweat? They are between 50-65 days old.

CArole

PS is 75 days about right for them to hatch? Rhino eggs that is.

In most cases, sweating eggs means that they have gone bad. Usually the next thing to happen is molding. Don't throw the eggs out, wait for them to fully mold just to be sure. When the time comes to throw them out, slit them open and see if there was a forming embryo or just yolk. "Dead in the egg" syndrome does happen also. It has happened to me a few times where entire clutches developed into fully formed lizards and died before hatching.

Chuck eggs a lot of times will sweat as they start to shrink up a couple days before they hatch. Be patient.

Hmmm, that is what I was afraid of. It was one drop of "sweat" and hasnt happened since. That was Friday. They still look fine for the time being.

My big fear is that they go all the way and then die. Any idea what causes this? Is there anything to do about it when hatch time comes around like slit the eggs when they dent?

Thanks,
Carole

Don't slit the eggs until maximum time has passed. I've done it, and killed live babies inside. Eggs do dimple before hatching. And like Tom said, give it some time. This may be something abnormal, and the embryos may be fine.

OK, but here is the problem. I am trying to hatch these for someone else, Cycluracornuta to be exact. I am unclear when they were laid. There are dates on the incubators but each incubator has more than one set of eggs in it. Very confusing. Sooo, what is the approx. timeline? 75 days is what is noted on the side. Does that sound reasonable at 87 degrees?

I sort of suspect I will just leave them alone until they get really nasty. From my calculations the first set would be ready in about 2 weeks. How long before hatching might they dent?

Thanks a million.
Carole

Discard the moldy eggs if that happens. Also, don't look at the eggs everyday. Check on them every other or every few so your not sitting on needles and pins. You will also have to pay the owner of the eggs $200.00 for every egg gone bad because they were your responsibility.

Before you go telling the world what kind of an agreement I have with someone else you might want to check your facts. $200 apiece. You are high. Who on earth would ever take them on with that sort of price tag hanging on them? By now I would owe him like $2600 or so if that were so. You are either high or crazy.

You have said some bizarre stuff here in the past and it just keeps getting better. Keep the entertainment value coming.

Carole

I have asked several times what the timeline is and no one seems to know? I have 75 days marked on the incubator but no confirmation that is correct.

Carole

Hello,

I incubated C. nubila eggs between 85-86F and the first baby hatched after 13 weeks, all others followed within 10 days.
The rhinos are incubated at the sam temp. and the first hatched after 86 days and the otheres hatched within 3 days.

I think if you incubate them at 87 they will hatch until 75-80 days.
Peter

Thank you very much. We looked around on the web and came up with 90 days and even 6 months for time frames!!! It seems to me that more people have said in the 75-80 range.

Thanks,
Carole