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    First clutch (good eggs?)

    Day 27 after POS. "5 good eggs and a slug". I'm not exactly sure if these are good eggs due to the fact that this is my first clutch. Does anyone have any experience with weird looking eggs like these?

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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    Snakes eggs are funny looking aren't they? They look ok to me, except for the dud. The ones on the left look a little iffy, but I can't be for sure.

    Can you candle them right after laying?

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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    i dont know so much about the eggs but im sure somebody here will jump in real quick and let you know
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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    They look fine. They just are lacking some calcium in the shell in points. When they incubate, those points will sink in a bit, but it is no cause for alarm. Don't worry!

    The slug is a slug, and you do have five good eggs.

    Candle the two on the side to make sure you have veins, due to the lack of pink coloration.

    They look like they should be viable, but check just in case
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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    Thanks guys for the quick replies. About candeling the eggs, I read in NERDS book that is better if you wait a few days before candeling because it wil be a lot easier to see the veins in the eggs.

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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    Quote Originally Posted by mingu View Post
    Thanks guys for the quick replies. About candeling the eggs, I read in NERDS book that is better if you wait a few days before candeling because it wil be a lot easier to see the veins in the eggs.
    Easier, yes... But you should be able to see them NOW.
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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    Quote Originally Posted by LadyOhh View Post
    Easier, yes... But you should be able to see them NOW.
    Ok, but i have to wait until its dark.

    Here are a couple photo's of the female pastel after laying (i think there's still a slug in her) and my homemade incubator.








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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    Ok,the good news is 3 eggs are fertile the bad news is the other 2 eggs are not.
    Must i remove the infertile eggs? Sorry, but the photo's are a bit crappy.






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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    Leave them in the incubator for another few days. You'd be surprised at the way eggs can "grow"

    Check them again in a week for veins
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    Re: First clutch (good eggs?)

    I would bet they will go bad within a week. However, like Heather said, it won't hurt leaving them in the incubator. I know for a fact that if you throw them out now, they won't hatch. However, to err on the safe side, I always incubate a good looking egg until it goes bad.

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