Can a gravid female be transported without risking her eggs?

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Originally Posted by ChadOwens

About a 6 hour drive.

I might just wait till January to start pairing. That way I should get eggs before I would have to potentially move them.

Is it safer to transport eggs than gravid females?

Yes, I would set up an incubator in the car for the trip.


Thanks

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IMO, you don't have to really worry about moving a female as much after she ovulates. It is before she ovulates when she is building follicles that would be my concern but I don't think a 6 hr trip will make all that much difference.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

A slug is an infertile egg.

An infertile egg will not hatch no matter what is done to it.

I have little doubt that were they truly slugs, travel had nothing to do with their not hatching.

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I stand corrected then.

3 of the 4 slugs were boob eggs. They appeared half good, half slug, but there were no veins when candled.

Thanks for the feedback.