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Hi All,
I have 4 eggs in the incubator now, 2 for 5 weeks and 2 that were just added this week. I noticed on the older ones that they have turned an almost orange/brown tint. It's noticably not white (the new ones are a white chalky). I'm using the deli-cut with weighed water to vermiculite 0.8 parts water to 1 part water by weight). I'm afraid to pick up the eggs because they seema little soft, but they are still large with no dents so I think they are good. I'm new to breeding, I've had leos for a couple years but this is my first with eggs. If there is a way to check the eggs without picking them up with my hands that would be greatly appreciated. Also, any info on why they would be a brownish tint woudl be great. If you need pics I can take some tomorrow and post them tomorrow night (Monday) Thanks a lot.

Brian Skibinski
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1.1 Tangerine Leopard Geckos
0.2 Normal Leopard Geckos
1.2 Patternless SHTCT Leopard Geckos
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
1.0 Bearded Dragon
1.0 Panther Chameleon (Sambava)
0.1 Green Iguana

Pics would be nice. My eggs are usually white and turn brown when they are not good, but they also dent in a smell bad. If they aren't dented in and they don't smell bad, I would leave them in the incubator. You'll just have to wait to see if they hatch. Good Luck.

Matt

I have 5 week old eggs that will hopefully hatch out within 2 weeks, and their color is the same chalky white as they were laid. Do the eggs in question look a lot larger than the newer eggs? A good sign of developing eggs is that they start to get larger and larger as hatching time approaches. I agree with Matt, don't throw it out unless it really smells bad.
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Sal
Geckos "R" Us

www.geckosrus.com

Yeah, they are a lot larger, I'll post pics later tonight so you can tell me what you think.

Here is the picture of the old ones vs the new. When I went down there now the left one in the older, orange ones seems to have caved in a little. The eggs are significatly larger then the smaller ones, and they down't smell at all. They do seems to be a little moist though, and the picture magnifies that witht the flash. http://home.wi.rr.com/mkereptiles/DSC00019.JPG

Thanks for any info,
Brian Skibinski
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1.1 Tangerine Leopard Geckos
0.2 Normal Leopard Geckos
1.2 Patternless SHTCT Leopard Geckos
0.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko
1.0 Bearded Dragon
1.0 Panther Chameleon (Sambava)
0.1 Green Iguana

Looking at those pictures I would say they are dead! But you have nothing to loose by keeping them to see if they hatch. The other two look nice though. Good luck!

Matt

I agree with Matt, those eggs don't look too good. But just keep them in there and see what happens. Are these eggs from a first-year breeder? I'm not sure if you mention whether or not they smell bad or not.
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Sal
Geckos "R" Us

www.geckosrus.com