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is this normal ? these eggs are 7 days old and one is getting lighter on one end. is this just a (window)? or is it going bad? or is something wrong with my temps or humidity? temps 88 and the humidity not sure but there is only a small amount of condensation just above the substraight. and one egg is dented already. is this normal as well? thanks.

JIM

usually will turn blue /greenish tints soon.....fungal /viral?....rotting reaction..........

it will stink if dead.........let it in there till dead for sure.....

make sure it is dead before throwing it out....

make sure it isn't dead /wet from being wet on the outside............

any drips at all on eggs?..........

...good luck..it happens.......usually there is no embryo at all...not fertilized...........

at times somehting goea wrong and they die.early usually.but even at one month of age I have seen different snake eggs die......(even full term and a day or so to go with colubrid eggs....).......

.........have fun
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no drips or wetness on the outside.

Hey Jim,
Good luck with your eggs!!! I'm not sure if this is the right person, but I'm Eric's neighbor and just wanted to say Hi! If this isn't the right person disregard this message...
Tom

ya this is jim. so what info can you give me on these eggs? and do I seem to be doing thing right? thanks.

JIM

A couple of comments. For now, I would not worry about that egg. If it is dying it's probably too late. But I have seen eggs that look similar to that one hatch just fine.

It looks like you have very little substrate in your container. I like to cover my eggs from 1/2 - 3/4 with substrate.

Finally, I would shoot for a target temp of 89 degrees. This will give you some measure of safety with fluctuating temps.

Good luck!
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Jay A. Martin

I think Kara from Nerd told you when you first posted the pic that you need a bigger incubation container. That egg will go bad because its getting too wet.

Move them to a bigger container. It should be fine but if you leave it in there you will loose it

Good luck

Raul

they have been moved to a bigger container ! heres my new problem ! half of you people say it is to wet and thats why they get that way. and the other half of you say that they need more humidity and that I should add more water !!! so what am I supposed to do here ? I should probably just do what I fill is best, as I have allways done with my colubrid eggs over the past 15 years and have done very well. I just thought ball eggs were going to be harder to Incubate. will see! thanks.

JIM

close up.

ok...looks a little too wet.but I cannot tell from pic.....

now.thermometer........is it suposed to be vertical?..does it matter?.I never could figure out if they read differently vertically and horizontally......(aquarium thermometers)..

and they all run different....

I use 3 to make sure I am close to where I want to be....and they are all 2 to 4 degrees off from each other....

like said..89 degrees.........

nd by the way....ball eggs and corn eggs and milk,king,cobra,,etc etc etc.....are all the same and all easy to hatch..........

stop trying so hard.........get things right,,, and let them go..............

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I don't see how that egg could have been way too wet when the others were dimpling. That just does not make sense to me.

Get a little flashlight and candle it. You can do it with it right in the container - just turn off the lights and look closely at each egg. Given the condition of the other eggs, I don't think "too wet" is the problem - but it's kind of hard to tell with a picture. I wonder if the egg is fertile.

Good luck, Christy

so any water that gets on that side drips onto the egg.....

Ive seen it happen before....

Ten bucks says it will dry out and look better in a couple of days lol...

Raul

From the pic,it looks like its coming down the sides,and then across the thermometer,and then dumping into the vermiculite right beside the egg.
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Charles Glaspie

egg is wet from the inside....

usually not fertile

let it till it rots for sure.....

is it greenish or blue-ish yet?.no?.let it.....

temps run at 89 degrees......

they are not dry.they look plump enough.......

vermiculite -perlite mix should feel damp........be damp.yet not feel wet...clumps when made into a ball.yet fluffs up when you run a finger through it.........

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I do use more then one thurmo. and the one with the eggs says 90 and the one in this pictures reads 87 to 88 so I should be right in there. the egg is starting to look a bit greenish, but I did candle all of them today and they all have nice thick red vains in them, even the bad one. and my vermiculite -perlite mix is just right as well. so I should just leave them alone and let them do there thing !

thanks.

JIM

This site provides some information on incubating royal eggs and what you can expect. You may find it useful. Good luck.
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