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My first eggs of the season ARE fertile afterall!
I candled them one last time, to see, and if they werent, I was gonna toss em...and I saw heartbeats! And the veins had grown thicker!

Yes!!!

BUT..Ive got a problem...they are denting, and are really soft...what do to? The perlite is nice an moist.

What to do?????
Seems when I take them out, they harden up..should I poke holes in the container..b/c its sealed??
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Crystal Light (Yes..thats my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

www.thegeckobarn.com

Can you describe how you candle them. do you use a small maglite? I have done this before but I usually only see veins. I have never saw a heartbeat.
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LEOs: 6.9.0
1.3 High Yellows-Barney,Betty,?,?
2.0 Hypo Tangerines-Bam-bam,Rex
0.3 SHCT's -Journey,Wiggy,Lil'bit
1.0 Rescued Normals -Shleprock
1.3Tremper Albinos Mr.Slate,?,?,?
1.0 Tang Tremp Albino - Rocky

If you wait for about 2-3 days (this being 2 days for me) you'll see it You can actually even see the whole embryo!
I just use a high powered spot light, since its all I have, lol.
Just hold it up to the side of the light, until you see the glow inside...and look right where the circle of veins are...there should be a vein going from the side of the circle to the inside..almost to the middle...and thats where your embryo is attached. Its a neat experience, ive witnessed it many times, and watched babies grow this way. The only thing to remember is not to leave the eggs out of the incubator for longer than 1-2 minutes.
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Crystal Light (Yes..thats my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

www.thegeckobarn.com

btw...if you have bad vision, this wont work, lol..Just a pointer
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Crystal Light (Yes..thats my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

www.thegeckobarn.com

YAYY!!!!!!
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So Many Alleles, So Little Time...!