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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/07/2010 : 19:40:22
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How do I know if the eggs are fertile and will actually hatch? The ones I have are growing and have doubled in size since they were laid, does this mean they are definitely fertile? They're a dirty white colour... but it seems to me that normal healthy eggs are brilliant white in colour? Hmm...
Ta,
Taz xx |
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Mouse
Yearling
United Kingdom
958 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 19:43:13
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| if they haven't gone yellow and shrivveled it's a good sign. There are eggs that can just be goop, but look white and fine, but personally I would assume they're all good and incubate them. |
 
1.0.0 - Gobo - Snow Corn (RIP)
0.1.0 - Sprockett - Normal/hypo/het snow Corn
2.0.0 Anery Hatchlings
0.1.0 Amel Hatchling
0.1.0 Normal Hatchling
*Location - Southampton, UK*
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 19:47:48
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yeah, there were originally 9 eggs, but 3 went yellow and caved in... so I'm guessing that these ones are healthy..
Just out of curiosity, when does mating season generally end?
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Mouse
Yearling
United Kingdom
958 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 20:04:52
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well technically it's over, but males are randy and will keep trying if given half a chance!
Generally it when they would normally come out of brumation, so end of winter into spring I'm guessing! |
1.0.0 - Gobo - Snow Corn (RIP)
0.1.0 - Sprockett - Normal/hypo/het snow Corn
2.0.0 Anery Hatchlings
0.1.0 Amel Hatchling
0.1.0 Normal Hatchling
*Location - Southampton, UK*
http://www.weneedcake.co.uk |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 20:50:52
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| The eggs sound fine to me, especially as they are growing! Just keep doing what you are doing, and all will be fine. What are the parents? |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 18:09:13
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hmmm... I'm not sure of they're specific 'breed' exactly, but I have an idea... Kaz, the female, is brown/ beige.. I think she's a normal corn, and Rudi is a snow.. They're both about 3 and a half years old... The eggs are due to hatch very soon.. It's killing me waiting, I want to know if they're okay! :)
p.s. my eggies have tiny little white specks on, and when I look at pics of others they don't have them... Do you know what this means and if it's healthy? :s
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 23:26:03
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The white specs I believe are calcium, nice strong eggs.
If the parents are normal and snow then barring any hets, all the babies will be normal het snow, although beige I would put as a hypo.
You never know, I put an anery motley het amel to an amel expecting amels and I got anery motleys, snow motleys, amel motleys, normal motleys, snows, amels the works!
Fingers crossed!
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Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 17:26:14
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| wow! Bet that was a colourful sight! haha, yeah.. fingers crossed!! :) can't wait to see the babies! Never done this before, I'm fretting about everything! haha |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 09:13:24
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| awwww :) they're gorgeous, when did they hatch? yeah, the speckles look like that, except the egg itself isn't as white... why does the whiteness vary? hmmm.. one of the eggs also has a grey spot on, looks like a shadow but isn't.. and one has small yellow marks, but the others appear fine.. Will have to wait and see. |
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Posted - 08/07/2010 : 09:39:13
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| couple of mine had that and hatched fine |
corns
0.1 Maizy, carolina 05
0.1 violet, anery 09
1.0 Smithy, amel 07
0.1 Nessa,amel 07
0.1 Lois normal/hypo motley 02
1.0 Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz anery 00
1.0 Fry normal 08
0.1 Dora amel aztec 09
1.0 Red bloodred 08
0.0.1 Conker kastanie 10
house bunny
1.0 rex, 09
kittys
2.1 tom,jerry 09 Mittens 10
kids
3.1 Charlie-jane 98, ethan 99,coby 06,adam 07
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 12:07:57
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| yellow patches or calcium speckles? |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 19:59:46
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| that's reassuring! Do you know why it is that the whiteness varies between different eggs? Does it reflect the healthiness of the mother? Just wondering... Hmm, so there is a hope then! :) When will I know that they're about to hatch? Any signs prior to? |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/07/2010 : 21:25:08
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| I noticed that I saw like darkened shadows in my eggs when they were near hatching apprently that was them absorbing all the eggyness so the shell started to be transparent but I guess if you see the snakes depends on the snakes in them. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Posted - 09/07/2010 : 00:41:37
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Originally posted by taz666
yellow patches or calcium speckles?
sorry, patches :) |
corns
0.1 Maizy, carolina 05
0.1 violet, anery 09
1.0 Smithy, amel 07
0.1 Nessa,amel 07
0.1 Lois normal/hypo motley 02
1.0 Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz anery 00
1.0 Fry normal 08
0.1 Dora amel aztec 09
1.0 Red bloodred 08
0.0.1 Conker kastanie 10
house bunny
1.0 rex, 09
kittys
2.1 tom,jerry 09 Mittens 10
kids
3.1 Charlie-jane 98, ethan 99,coby 06,adam 07
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2010 : 17:08:56
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| ah! sta~ple, I've been wondering what the dark shadows were! And I remember thinking that they looked slightly trsnsparent.. How close are they to hatching then??? Week? Less?? I'm so excitied!! lol |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2010 : 19:31:46
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| They have been in the incubator for about 9 weeks now... they went in on 9th may I THINK. So I think they're on day 61. They're at 27 degrees, give or take half a degree or so. So it's a bit early isn't it? |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2010 : 20:33:59
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I saw mine with dark patches for like 1/2/3 weeks I think I can't remember to be honest. I remember thinking about throwing them away when I saw dark insides and then gave it a week not really giving them any hope... and I was glad I did! As for time, I've heard 50-55 days and 60-90 days so I have no idea I think it's all down to temperature. I read like 50 days so when it got to that tie I got worried that they weren't hatching specially when I saw the shadowing which I thought was bad. I think mine hatched about 60-70 days.
All I can say is keep the humidity up, and don't throw them away.
I expect pictures of them when they have hatched. |
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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taz666
Egg
United Kingdom
94 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2010 : 20:39:38
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| haha okay then, if I can figure out how to work photobucket, and put pictures on here lol hope they hatch soon! :) x |
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