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GeckoLass · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: Leo eggs

Hi
everyone will be getting sick of my questions Embarassed

But here it goes when is it best to candle eggs to see if they are fertile?
thanks
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cjreptiles · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:19 am Post subject:

Candling can be carried out as soon as the eggs are laid. You can normally tell straight away whether the egg is fertile or not - if the egg is fertile you should see a network of pinkish veins near the top of the egg (as the egg develops, it will start to glow pinkish when candled). Infertile eggs will just glow yellow with no veins. You can generally tell just from the look of eggs aswell, e.g. if they look nice and white and calcified, they are often fertile.

GeckoLass · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject:

Thanks il try it soon they are nice and white and perfectly oval no dimples so fingers crossed iv got good one thank you
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Altogether i have a zoo of 45 scaley's and slimey's
and 6 furries
And i LOVE em all Very Happy

Emz118 · I've settled in... Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 44

Glad I spotted this topic... We have 6 eggs now, 4 defo fertile (pink etc) 1 90% infertile (yellow, dimpled, no veins) but one which is odd... It's candles yellow (clutchmate of infertile one) but has a ring of pink veins at the top.

So is it fertile or not? They were laid on Friday, candled on Sunday.

cjreptiles · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:04 am Post subject:

Sounds like it is fertile, and the pink should spread as the egg develops.

Emz118 · I've settled in... Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 44

Thanks for the reply CJ, I thought that was the case, just wanted to check it out! I haven't candled any of the others so soon after they were laid and so wasn't sure.

They're all at my OH's house and he's colour blind so finds it tricky to tell, so I will candle them again on Saturday night.

If an egg goes mouldy, will it affect the others in the same pot? (Sorry for all the questions!) I don't wanna remove the suspected infertile one too soon you see, but I also don't wanna leave it too long.

Geordiegirl · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:03 am Post subject:

I generally keep any eggs that I believe to be infertile in a separate container just to be on the safe side.
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Emz118 · I've settled in... Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 44

That's what I suggested, and I think we'll do that as soon as the next lot of locusts are done! Smile