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Rotting eggs please HELP!
SO I had my lesser X normal clutch in an incubator that I have used once before for bearded dragon eggs: I used a 10 gallon fish tank with about 4 inches of water in it with a fish tank heater at the bottom and a saran (sp?) wrap top. The eggs were fine for the first 30 days. I look in today and they are all sludgy and starting to smell. I believe this is happening because the humidity is too high. They are not totally rotted just on thee way. What would you suggest to save these guys, with out spending lots of money on an incubator?
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
If they are already smelling, they are more than likely dead.
Candle them, and check again. To remove humidity, take the saran wrap off for a little and let the eggs breathe.
For the future, you need to get a trustworthy incubator.
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
Yep, it sounds like you might be too late for these eggs. Once they get slimy they are more than likely dead. Can you post some pics?
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
Last edited by Stewart_Reptiles; 09-12-2009 at 04:12 PM.
Reason: Fixed image link
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
They look fine to me. You have a little red mold starting which can be taken care of with a qtip and some athlete's foot powder. Otherwise, they look like a couple of clutches I had this season that hatched fine. You are probably smelling the mustiness of that mold. Good luck!
EDIT: I have hatched eggs out fine in an incubator like what you are using. High humidity is good. You just don't want water dripping on the eggs which may have happened with Saran Wrap.
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
 Originally Posted by kfuentes
Fixed the link for you. 
They don't look horrible they can still be saved. Good Luck.
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
 Originally Posted by kfuentes
What would you suggest to save these guys, with out spending lots of money on an incubator?
Hi
it is probably the mould you can smell like someone said they may be too wet let some air in for a while
If your not willing to spend cash how will you go on if your snakes become sick??
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
They don't look as bad as I was expecting, but it looks like they might be starting to turn green. You will know in the next few days for sure. The humidity can't be too high. As long as there is no water touching them eggs should be fine. I think you more than likely had a temp spike. What are you using to control the temps?
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
What would work better than saran wrap? I had it rubber banded on tight.
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Re: Rotting eggs please HELP!
The problem is that once a day or two you need to open the saran wrap up and let fresh air in and dry off the moisture that has accumulated on the wrap. If you do not do this the air will become stagnant and if you do not sry off the wrap then droplets will appear and if they drop onto the eggs then they can be ruined. What you are using is called a closed egg box, meaning air is not being circulated, but you still need to allow fresh air in regularly. Todd
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