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SnakeGuy
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:08 pm    Post subject: Eggs Denting Reply with quote

My royal eggs are on day 29 today and i checked on them and several have got small dents. I know that they do dent as they get closer to hatching but is it too early at the minute? The humidity is at 92-93% so do not think that is the cause.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi
Mine did the same, probably a bit earlier than 29 days, its a balancing act, not too damp not too dry, I put the vermiculite over the top of the eggs which started to dent and looked at hundreds of egg pictures on the internet. Lots do dent.

http://www.ballpython.com/page.php?topic=incubation is good read.

My ratio of water vermiculite was probably more 3 parts vermic 2 parts water by weight which is less humid than some reccomend. Its a pain and I spent hours obsessing, there is a few Qs i threw out on the forum to do with this.
If it smells o.k. and no mold and if candle eggs and look o.k. then should be o.k.
On more than one occasion I replaced a good part of the vermiculite with a fresh mixed batch. If It would have helped I would have sat on them myself.
hope helps
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The EggMan wrote:
corr, bit late in the season for eggs isnt it? Very Happy


Hope not, I'm still waiting on two clutches Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

id lose a nut for 2 more clutches Crying or Very sad im well bored of empty ovens Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad cmon you eggies Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheers Mike, I'll stop worrying now Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Cheers Mike, I'll stop worrying now


if you are out like me you wont Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jamie_s wrote:
id lose a nut for 2 more clutches

Hahahaha that is the funniest thing I've read on here in a while Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

how the eggs doing, should be close to hatching??

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep very close lol Day 52 tomorrow no signs of anything happening yet, guess i will have to just sit patiently. Think I'll just leave them to it though and I wont bother slitting Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

brilliant Laughing


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