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Again, I posted this about 4 lines down, My pictus gecko had an egg, and I want to know how to determine fertility. It is glowing yellow when I candle it, so I am assuming that it is infertile due to the fact that infertile leo eggs glow yellow. It is very firm, and very solid, but I don't want to incubate it if it is not fertile. I need information fast, as I can't seem to find any on the internet. If anyone has any ideas on what to look for in fertile pictus eggs, i'd appreciate it.
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Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain, Big strong people unwilling to give, strong in vision and perspective, One in five kids below the poverty line, One population running out of time...

1.1.0 Ball Pythons
0.0.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.6.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.0 Veiled Chameleon
1.0.0 Viper Gecko
1.1.0 Pictus Geckos
0.0.1 Colombian Tegu
1.1.0 Collared Lizards
1.1.0 Blue Tongued Skink
1.0.1 Tokay Gecko
1.1.0 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Red Tailed Boa

If its yellow when candeling, it might be infertile, as fertile ones should glow pinkish-reddish. Also, if it smells and gets moldy, consider throwing it out.

If its fertile, you should be able to see veins and embryos forming inside. Also, if its growing, sweating, bloating, etc it have a chance of being fertile. My suggestion is to keep incubating, and see what happens.

Good luck,

M.N

ps- link to leopard gecko candling. (Not pictus, but might be useful anyway)

www.cybergecko.org/leogeckoeggs.htm

I never toss an egg until it collapses and molds over. Sometimes it takes a dat before vein growth starts to develope but I had a leo egg this year that was a late bloomer. For two weeks it glowed yellow then boom, it started showing veins. It wound up hatching a few days after it's clutch mate, perfectly healhty.

Alright, that was a lot of help, thank you very much. Hopefully it does turn out to be fertile, though the two are still fairly small, only about three inches nose to tail. I definately appreciate the information, thanks!
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Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain, Big strong people unwilling to give, strong in vision and perspective, One in five kids below the poverty line, One population running out of time...

1.1.0 Ball Pythons
0.0.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.6.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.0 Veiled Chameleon
1.0.0 Viper Gecko
1.1.0 Pictus Geckos
0.0.1 Colombian Tegu
1.1.0 Collared Lizards
1.1.0 Blue Tongued Skink
1.0.1 Tokay Gecko
1.1.0 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Red Tailed Boa