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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 25/04/2009 : 15:29:47
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i recently posted a topic about my corns laying eggs and now i need help.
when layed they were white and softbut now they are saggy and opaque.
i was told about "candling" so i tried it but didnt really know what to look for (can anyone tell me?) one of the eggs had a red sphere inside but the others seemed empty. can one egg be fertilised whilst others are slugs?
sont know whether its an embryo are not and if so how are the others empty. any help is much appreciated. |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 17:03:42
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Heres a description of a good egg;
Quite leathery and crinkled look.
SLuggs are rather small, go a horrible yellow and stink!
Red sphere might be a good sign  Not sure of "egg yolk" in snake eggs 
GP might know |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/04/2009 : 19:33:06
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| Saggy eggs is usually a sign of insufficient humidity. How are they being incubated and what's the humidity? |
 
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Location: Rotherham
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 19:50:08
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| in a plastic tub within the vivarium at 21*c. dunno about the humidity as i dont have the apparatus for it but there is a lot of condensation if that helps. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 21:57:19
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in the viv you'll stuggle to keep a stable environment to incubate them, and 21*C is pretty low, i've got mine at 28*C. what substrate are you using in the tub? could it be too dry in the tub despite the air being humid? it is possible for some eggs to be fertile and others not to be.
here's a pic of Birch's from last year
the 3 in the middle at the top are good, the 3 below are slugs, as are the ones on the extreme rigt and left, the others all look iffy and never came to anything in the end |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:11:40
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| i will try to get a pic of them but my phine is playing up atm |
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:24:59
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take a look at the eggs and tell me what you think |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:26:49
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| need to half bury them in the verm and cover them with either damp paper or sphagnum moss |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:31:35
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cover them completely with moss?
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:34:48
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yep!
will get some pics tomorrow of my lot  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:37:35
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| because of the structure of the moss it keep in the humidity, helps maintain an even temperature and also allows a little airflow - ideal conditions |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:39:06
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is it too late to cover them?
i know it is bad pic but are you able to tell if they good eggs or slugs? |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:41:34
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| bottom right looks very good, none of them look like obvious slugs, bury them, cover them and hopefully they should do ok, what temps you got in there? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:43:54
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just checked it and its 28*C
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:44:35
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| bottom right had a red shape in it when i candled them |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:47:41
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sounds good then, just sit tight for nearly 2 months now................ *snores*
if there's room in your incubator put a spray bottle in there - when you need to mist in there the water is already the right temperature so won't shock any egg-inhabitants! |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 22:48:03
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hey, post count 43 now  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2009 : 23:08:44
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| thanks for your help. fingers crossed i get some cute lil corns from them |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 11:24:41
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Agreed bottom right looks very good!
Keep us posting keep looking for hatching when time comes, see if you can video little cornys coming into the world |
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 13:46:01
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| im getting there on my post count lol |
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Brookestar
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2361 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 15:30:57
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| bottom right and top right or the only 2 that are still round. should there be a fluid in them? |
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