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Whatever happened with those eggs? Any changes?

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My Babies!

Hey

Well the 4 white eggs that were starting to dent have been dented for 2 days now, and all the others still look the same, (except 1 has been dented and yellow for quite awhile so I think it's probably bad...)

I guess they're denting because they're hatching, but the newly dented ones feel light weight and empty compared to the rest, they also feel slightly harder...
It almost feels like there's nothing in the dented ones, but there must be something in them because they've been incubating for 65 days now...

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Breeders?
Does this sound normal? Are they hatching, or is something wrong?

(They've been incubating at 82 - 83 degrees F. for 65 days, and have plenty of moisture.)

lol sorry for all the questions... I'm new at beardy breeding, (first clutch!) and I'm getting kinda worried about the dented eggs because I don't know what to expect...

Thanks!
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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

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Well I just gently ran my finger along the side of 1 of the 4 dented eggs, and I can deffinately feel 'somthing' (a small 'lump' inside the egg.)
How long will it be untill they hatch? lol I'm so excited, this is like Christmas!

I'll keep ya'll posted, and thanks for your time and help!

Here's a picture of the soon to be, proud, beardy daddy

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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

groups.yahoo.com/group/LaurensLizards

Usually when they dent from hatching, it's because they have slit the egg and the fluid has leaked out. If you haven't seen the slit or liquid then I would candle them. If you see veins and a dark thing, then they are at least fertilized.
You will be surprised how little space the dragon takes in the egg (or at least it seems that way when you candle them) I know when I candled my first clutch I swore that something was wrong. I thought there was no way a fully developed dragon could be in there. There was way too much empty space (at least it sure looked like it) Well, they all hatched out a few days later.

Try to candle them & let us know.

Joel R

Hello, thank you for your reply

I have not seen a slit in the eggs, or any liquid...
I tryed to candel them with a flashlight a few days ago but I didn't really see anything,(Does the room need to be dark?)
When the were layed, I could definately see pink veins in them though...

lol it seems like there's NOTHING in them, but my mom put a finger on each side of one of the dented eggs this morning, (because I told her that I could feel something inside,) and she said that she could deffinately feel something-- and it moved!

"...I swore that something was wrong. I thought there was no way a fully developed dragon could be in there. There was way too much empty space (at least it sure looked like it)..."

lol, my thoughts exactly...

Hopefully they'll be hatching soon, and I'll keep ya posted!

Thank u!
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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

groups.yahoo.com/group/LaurensLizards

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Are you sure they have enough moisture... at this point you can't really give them too much moisture so why don't you get it super-moist. Just fill your whole incubator bottom with water....if it is a hovabator then be careful the bottom has holes. also put a few extra cups or lids or whatever filled with water on the screen mesh next to you egg container. check to make sure the vermiculite is moist...

eggs that are denting and not hatching are very often dehydrated (especially since you said they are lite feeling). If they have only been dehydtared for a couple of days they are probably fine..
good luck, let us know.
New babies and pics of eggs in incubator!

Thank you, I will ad some water!
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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

groups.yahoo.com/group/LaurensLizards