Well, i posted about this when it first happened but nobody had any info. Maybe after the fact I can still learn from it? I had Crested eggs (2). One appears infertile but I am letting it go, it's a cresty egg. The other started to hatch on Saturday. It had a little cresty nose sticking out but never completely hatched. I am fairly certain the little fellow has died by now. I can see eyes but it does not appear to be breathing. The question I have now is, what could have happened so late in the hatch process? It appears to be a full term cresty. What could have killed it even after it had already pipped the egg? It was in a hobavator @ 78F and was properly hydrated with a perilite medium. Any of you breeders/hobbyists ever see this and know what caused it? Any help appreciated!
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I think sometimes they are too weak to fully emerge on thier own. I have had pairs of ciliatus eggs where one would hatch and the other never did. After cutting these eggs open I would find a fully formed dead baby. After talking with a few other breeders they suggested cutting the unhatched eggs open if they did not hatch within 3-4 days of the other. I have done this several times now with good success. A few times the geckos seemed to explode out of the egg. Also, I have never seen a retained yolk in doing this. Although I have never had one die after pipping on its own, I would suggest helping them out of the egg after at least 24 hrs. -Derek
