Candling/checking eggs

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Originally Posted by Chris_Wilson

When you say press and stick, are you referring to plastic wrap? That would make it much easier to see whats going on without opening. I learn something new every day!

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This: http://www.glad.com/food-storage/pla.../press-n-seal/

Great! Thanks.

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

After thinking about it more, I'm sure there is no need for air exchange until they hatch. I don't see how air could be exchanged through the shell of the egg. This just proves it I guess!

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They do actually obtain oxygen from the outside air. The inside of an egg does indeed have an air sac, but needs to be replenished from time to time. If you could look at an egg under a microscope, they are actually porous.

Ever boil eggs and notice air bubbles coming from the egg? That is the air in the egg expanding and being forced out the pores.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...e-inside-shell

Now having said that, I do not think that a few eggs inside a 6qt box are going to burn through all the oxygen in the tub in the first 45 days of development. The last week or two? Maybe if it were airtight, but who does that?

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Originally Posted by adamfritzsche

Now having said that, I do not think that a few eggs inside a 6qt box are going to burn through all the oxygen in the tub in the first 45 days of development. The last week or two? Maybe if it were airtight, but who does that?

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I have the tub sealed with press n seal so there is no air holes for ventilation at all. I know that eggs are porous but I would agree that they shouldn't take too much oxygen to survive. I'm not sure really why it's recommended for gecko eggs to open the container weekly to allow for air exchange. Maybe it has something to do with CO2 buildup but I'm not sure how it works with eggs really.

I don't even have to open my incubator to candle my eggs!!!
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