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Not a picture to make me happy, but at least it's educational.

The 2 eggs to the left are good. The 4 eggs to the right are infertile eggs which are also known as slugs.

Mark

Tell me about it...I got six slugs out of ten eggs

Have to think on the bright side...could have been ten slugs and zero good eggs

Also keep in mind that infertile eggs can look 100% normal, if they don't have veins they are not fertile. I've seen eggs that you would think are PERFECT in size , shape, color, etc. but after a week or two you figure out that they never developed the vein network that is necessary to support life. If you don't candle them you may be in for a BIG surprise, a cheap pen light is all you need, check for veins in a dark room , this is something people "assume" is fine just because they are normal looking. I put any eggs aside that look questionable, don't throw any away until you know for sure it's bad, if it has no veins, and smells rotten then you know (often times they turn a yellow/green color) . Some eggs look bad but still hatch so wait until your sure it's dead before you pitch it. As for slugs, throw them away you can't do much for them! Anthony McCain-McCain's Reptiles.

Mini-maglites work great for candling eggs. But yah, even if it looks great it still doesn't mean they are fertile.

>>Also keep in mind that infertile eggs can look 100% normal, if they don't have veins they are not fertile. I've seen eggs that you would think are PERFECT in size , shape, color, etc. but after a week or two you figure out that they never developed the vein network that is necessary to support life. If you don't candle them you may be in for a BIG surprise, a cheap pen light is all you need, check for veins in a dark room , this is something people "assume" is fine just because they are normal looking. I put any eggs aside that look questionable, don't throw any away until you know for sure it's bad, if it has no veins, and smells rotten then you know (often times they turn a yellow/green color) . Some eggs look bad but still hatch so wait until your sure it's dead before you pitch it. As for slugs, throw them away you can't do much for them! Anthony McCain-McCain's Reptiles.

Sorry to see that Mark, I hope the rest of my girls work out well for you......

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