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    Re: Eggs candling green?

    Quote Originally Posted by hockeygirl28 View Post
    Hey everyone, figured I'd provide an update.

    It turns out that whatever is causing the egg to appear green is lethal. After my original post I had a second, smaller egg that began to candle green, and both eggs died (smaller egg died on day 37, bigger egg day 41). It does seem to be the case that it is indeed an increase in B2 that is causing this, as the albumin and yolk had both seemed to solidify beyond the point of being consumable for the snake, and the dead eggs did not create an odor.

    So while the B2 in and of itself is not necessarily harmful, the eventual impact it has on the snakes ability to absorb nutrients seems to be fatal.

    Hopefully this info is helpful. Let me know if you have any questions.
    Okay, from what I read it was not lethal, but I guess it is. My research was mostly about chicken eggs so it may be different with snakes. Thank you for the update and sorry to hear about the eggs. I wonder what causes the higher then normal growth of B2 vitamin? That was one thing I could not find any info on. It must have to do with one or both of the parents (maybe a genetic disease), otherwise two eggs would not have had this issue which makes it seem it is a problem with the parents and not the egg itself? Has this female been paired with this male before?

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    Re: Eggs candling green?

    I'm sorry for your loss. But you still have more good eggs!

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    If it were more common, I might be inclined to think that it could be analogous to meconium staining in humans. However, I would bet that it is most likely bacterial. Pseudomonas can produce a bluish green pigment and loves moist/damp environments. That would be my bet.

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    Re: Eggs candling green?

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    Any idea if this could cause hard yolk problems for hatchlings just before pipping?

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