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Hi all i was cleaning the enclosure today and found these 2 eggs i dont know how long they have been there and i didnt even notice my female was gravid. both eggs have probably been there for over a week and are both serverly dented, if i rember correctly this meens they are no good. but they dont stink so thay havent begon to rot yet so i put them in some damp moss in a container in the floor of the enclosure. heres a pic would you "confirm they are dead?" or should i wait it out?

they don't look as bright as they should be if they were fertile. however just to be save i would put them in a 1:1 perlite or vermiculite sealed container. i had some texas horned lizard eggs which were even worse than that when found, but over 1/2 of them still hatched. after a week or two in the container ( which should be opened to air out 1-2 times a week where a little bit of water should be added if neccesary) you could hold them up to a light and see if you can see anything in it.

yea, id set them up in some moist vermiculite or perlite and observe them for a while. most likely, those are beyond dessicated, it only takes them around 24 hours to dry out. dents arent a for-sure giveaway for infertile eggs, one from the first pair of eggs i hatched originally had a small dent. usually, like flamed said, they will be a brighter white when fertile, infertile eggs seem to only have some of the shell built, are still very soft, and will have a more yellow tint to them. were they buried in substrate or left out in the open?

they were buried under moss my whole enclosure has a moss flooring. i held them up to a light and didnt see anything but then agian i dont know what im looking for. the eggs seem yellow/ white and appear to be hard , but very dented ill be shocked if they are fertile. ill wait it out if they smel or something ill chuck them thanks for the help ill keep you posted. thinking back now my female had a cut on her head that scabbed and i couldnt figure out why or how probably came from the mating i just added another female in there today so ill be paying better attention and adding a nesk box
Dave

yea, the crested gecko eggs are soft-shelled, however once they dessicate they seem a lot more hard-shelled. the fact that they were buried under moss means that they could still be viable if the humidity was kept high enough for them, but from what it looks they might have gone unseen too long. its always worth a try to keep em going though.

proceed as if the eggs are fertile and get them in an incubator. when i was working with leopards, i would commonly find eggs with dents. i'd put them in the incubator and they would hatch fine. i always chalked it up to the mother accidentally stepping on the egg while trying to bury them.

i hear what your saying but these dents look like they played football with them after she dropped em lol but thank you every one i will keep u posted and i appreciate your input
dave