Eggs candling green?

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Originally Posted by hockeygirl28

Wow, thanks for the research, very interesting. I'll have to do some more reading.

Sounds like, if it is this increase in B2 levels, that I maybe shouldn't be too worried, as it doesn't seem too terribly harmful and there probably isn't much that I can do anyways.

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Yea... it was pretty hard finding this out. Every time I googled "egg green" or "candling green eggs" etc, I would get websites explaining over cooked hard boiled eggs. Hahaha. But as soon as I started reading about B2 levels, googling "B2 Levels in eggs" finally got me some answers.

Hope your snake turns out fine. Like i said... this still may not be the reason as I am no scientist and the internet can be misleading. Update us in the future. It would be nice to know how it turns out. And future knowledge for any of us that may end up with a green egg.

The whole pic is shaded green. Post a pic so the egg crate is "white"!

Wow this is the first time i see a "Hulk egg"
i hope the baby is ok!
keep us updated and good luck:)

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Originally Posted by fLako0aGuiiLaR

Wow this is the first time i see a "Hulk egg"
i hope the baby is ok!
keep us updated and good luck:)

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I hope the baby hatches out ok too. Maybe we'll get a hulk snake? :D That would be awesome.

Very interesting. Keep us updated!

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Originally Posted by PhoenixGate

I hope the baby hatches out ok too. Maybe we'll get a hulk snake? :D That would be awesome.

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So if we get a Hulk snake that means a retic will be hatching out of a bp egg?

That's strange.

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Originally Posted by grcforce327

The whole pic is shaded green. Post a pic so the egg crate is "white"!

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The reason the egg crate appears green in the picture is the because the entirety of the light source (flashlight) is first being passed through the egg, causing the whole area in the light to be shaded green. That's why I posted the other egg pic, to show the difference.

Hey everyone, figured I'd provide an update.

It turns out that whatever is causing the egg to appear green is lethal. After my original post I had a second, smaller egg that began to candle green, and both eggs died (smaller egg died on day 37, bigger egg day 41). It does seem to be the case that it is indeed an increase in B2 that is causing this, as the albumin and yolk had both seemed to solidify beyond the point of being consumable for the snake, and the dead eggs did not create an odor.

So while the B2 in and of itself is not necessarily harmful, the eventual impact it has on the snakes ability to absorb nutrients seems to be fatal.

Hopefully this info is helpful. Let me know if you have any questions.

Sorry for the loss of the eggs. Thank you for all the insight and information. :gj: