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Starting to give up.... need some peoples adive plz

chong188 Mar 04, 2004 03:45 PM

Alright my eggs from my chinese water dragons are 69 days old today and show no signs of hatching, i think theyre fertile because the dates all line up and ive heard that if their infertile they turn yellow and collapse and dont grow. But mine have stayed a nice white color and have grown lots so im sure their fertile but is there anything else that could be wrong?

P.s. My temps are all fine
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CHONG188

Replies (5)

chong188 Mar 04, 2004 06:10 PM

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CHONG188

dsgngrl Mar 04, 2004 06:11 PM

Just wait longer. As long as they aren't rotting, they are still alive and growing.
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chong188 Mar 04, 2004 07:05 PM

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CHONG188

dsgngrl Mar 05, 2004 07:34 AM

They would turn brown and collapse, or shrivle up. A healthy looking egg, is a healthy egg. You may be able to shine a flashlight behind the egg (don't pick the egg up) and see the baby lizard moving around inside.
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rick gordon Mar 09, 2004 12:14 PM

Its been my experience that growth is not a good thing, it means that the eggs are absorbing to much moisture this can drown the embryo when it comes time to hatch. Controlling the humidity and the substrate moisture is the most important factor in the incubation. If you did lose them, don't feel bad, I lost several before getting it right.

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