I have had 2 alligator lizzards for awhile, and the female layed eggs in the terrarium. I removed the eggs and placed them inside of a medium sized glass gar with damp vermaculite. there are 12 fertile eggs but one infertile egg is stuck together with one of the fertile eggs. What should I do, from reading the other guy's reply the infertile eggs will mold. Should I attempt to remove it or cut it off?
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Eggs, any suggestions?
friagram
Jun 06, 2003 07:53 PM
Replies (4)
aliceinwl
Jun 06, 2003 08:45 PM
You could try moistening them and gently pulling them apart, but this is a little risky, but it works with my leopard gecko eggs. Actually cutting doesn't sound like a bad idea. You could cut the infertile egg, drain it and trim the remaining shell.
-Alice
friagram
Jun 07, 2003 02:34 PM
Yeah, I tried wetting them and pulling apart but the shell began to get a little stressed so it didn't work. I'll give it another try later then cut and drain it i suppose. Also, the female is very, very high strung now, but I am guessing that that is normal, however the male seems a bit lethargic. The female hisses whenever touched and races around the cage, and attempts to bite. Is this normal behavior?
Jason W
Jun 08, 2003 12:04 PM
Hi. Sorry I dont have an answer to your question but I have 2 S. Aligator Lizards and I believe one of them is expecting. Did you know what to look for or were you cought off gaurd with the eggs? Can anyone tell me what to look for and what sort of enviroment to give them so they can lay there eggs and any other breeding info if posable? Thanks in advance for the help.
RR
aliceinwl
Jun 09, 2003 02:16 AM
Gravid females will appear very fat, they will have trouble closing their dorsolateral folds and will appear rather bloated when at rest. Make sure you give them plenty of calcuim. They will need a moist hide box in which to lay their eggs. Use a cool whip or similarly sized container, cut an entrance hole in the side and fill it with a moist medium ( I use bed-a-beast, but I'm sure other substrates would work equally well). When the female is ready to lay she will dig a hole in this hide box and bury her eggs. I've incubated eggs at room temperure in a plastic container full of damp vermiculate in the past.
-Alice
