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I have a egg that I think is going to hatch soon!!! But if it doesn't hatch before I leave friday for a week, what should I do? My grandmother is going to petsit and she wouldn't know what to do!! Can I bring it with me or would it be risky? She's going to feed my other cresteds but I don't want this one excaping if it would hatch while I am gone!!! Please Help,
Melissa

move the egg into a small cage you normally use for housing babies, maybe in half a syrofoam or paper cup (cut horizontally) and filled with dampened vermiculite but with no lid. Mist the cage to have humidity. This way, you can tell your sitter if the egg hatches and the baby is in the cup, to just push it out of the cup so it goes into the cage, then remove the cup... or just remove the cup if the baby is already out of it (could have part of a fake plate against the cup or a pencil leading up into the 'foliage' for it to go hide.

If the egg is still intact, just have your sitter mist the cage once a day to keep the humidity up. But typically once the eggs collapse and you see tooth slits, the baby will be out in 24-48 hours..
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PHLdyPayne

Will it be ok without food while I am gone? Or will she have to feed it? I would like my grandmother to not have to much trouble!! I have so many animals as it is!!! She wouldn't know what to do, thanks, melissa

>>If the egg is still intact, just have your sitter mist the cage once a day to keep the humidity up.

in addition to that, make sure she doesn't spray the actual egg or get it wet.

the baby can go up to 2 days without food after hatching, as it will still be absorbing nutrients from the egg, but you will want to make sure it has food at least every other day after that or it could die.
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