Concerned...

Other than pulling out the other eggs after they'd all gone bad, not at all. I left it there until day 54 when I cut.

However I've just discovered a very saddening fact that makes this whole thread null. the baby has passed and upon further inspection the poor thing would've never made it due to a severely kinked neck, leaving the head pointed down and immobile.

ugh. so disheartening.

Really sorry to hear that. Do you know of any incubation issues that may have happened? Temp spikes?

no, nothing at all. I had an external temp/humidity gauge set outside of the incubator with the probes going in and suction-cupped to the sides of the inside of the egg box so that it kept the most accurate readings possible. temp was always between 88-90, no major spikes in either direction. It appears that the baby died early, because seemingly the WHOLE yolk is still there and I just never realized it was dead.

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Originally Posted by DeadLegs

I need some advice here guys! It appears as if part of the baby's belly is swollen and it looks a yellow color, I'm unable to really get a much better angle of it. I don't want to try shifting the baby around trying to find the umbilical which isn't readily visible. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/20/9esa8y3u.jpg


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slightly offtopic, but does anyone else see an elephant head here, complete with trunk, ear, and eye?

apart from that, i am really sorry for your loss. could it be that the bad eggs infected the good one?

dont blame yourself too much, its not your fault, you tried your best. its one of the things breeders have to deal with, nature knows how to be cruel sometimes. and its worse with livebearers like boas, a failed clutch of eggs is really disheartening, but with livebearers it can be much worse.

i hope you try again and that this doesnt discourage you. (****) sorry i mean excrement happens, (OK this cannot be properly expressed with a bad word filter in place, on youtube or facebook i could just write it as i see it, not here), i mean, sometimes things go wrong, especially in breeding. You try all you can, but sometimes nature just throws you an oddball.