Drawing on eggs

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Originally Posted by JTrott

Yeah, I guess....or you could just pay attention.....if you are concerned with the ink, or marker leaking into the egg, I would do anything I could to avoid it.....if you are not paying attention when you put the lid back on, maybe THAT issue should be addressed.....sounds like their is an issue with complacency......just something to think about......

Jason

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lol No issue at all that needs to be addressed. Im simply being cautious it could happen to anyone. My gf could one day open up the box and accidentally put it on wrong or anyone for that matter and it just isnt a risk I would want to take. Im not concerned it was just a thought that was brought to mind and wanted to get others opinions on it because I know a lot of larger breeders do it.

Go to the hardware store and ask where either the greese pencils are or the China markers. They're both the same thing and are usually used for marking on different types of high gloss tile or stone that are hard to mark when making cuts. Ralph uses these to write on his tubs and they also work great on eggs. They are not toxic at all and they're cheap to a three pack.

I don't. I know someone who was getting into raising chickens. They used a marker to mark the eggs and all of the eggs died. Not sure if it was because of the marker or another issue. If I can smell chemicals (which I can with just about any marker), it isn't going on the eggs. No reason to risk it. I do not mark any of my eggs.

If you do want to mark the eggs, I'd do it very lightly with a blunted tip pencil or a non-toxic marker.

Blunt pencil works for me. :)

I mark all of my eggs bc things can and do happen... including hatchling geckos/snakes moving and rolling eggs around. I use a black non-toxic fine point Sharpie and have had no issues with Leopard Gecko, Fat Tail Gecko, Bearded Dragon or Western Hognose eggs.

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