Some help with my hatchlings

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

Thats why i dont cut'em, they come out when they are ready, not me:)

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That's what I did with my last clucth (for the first time). I waited until 1/2 the eggs had slits or pipping heads, then I cut my windows. No funky fluid, and I will probably never cut them early again. Although it doesn't seem to do any harm, who wants an incubator to smell like rotten eggs?

It's almost been a week since I cut the eggs now and I've checked on them once a day. Today one of them had died in the egg, the other babies is still in there eggs and has not even tried to stick thier heads out from the eggs. I'm really scared that I will lose them all now. :(

Sorry that you lost one. Is it day 60 today? If you have then at 89 I think that as long as they were health to begin with, they should start coming out soon.

I day 59 today... I really, really hope that the others come out soon and that they are healthy!

Here is some pics :(

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ptiles/019.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ptiles/021.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ptiles/020.jpg

Are you lightly misting the eggs once or twice daily. It was suggested to me by an experienced breeder that a light misting once or twice a day once the eggs are open helps. I keep a small misting bottle, set on the finest mist setting, in the incubator so the water temp is just right and give any opened eggs a VERY light mist when I first get up in the morning and again later in the evening.

Anything new happen yet?

No nothing and it's day 61 now. I checked on them now and they dont move...

Any suggestions?

If their fluid is gross, go ahead and squeeze the egg to remove as much of it as possible. Then pour incubator-temp tap-water into the eggs until they are washed off. Check the yolks and see if they are actually absorbing them. I've had babies stay in their eggs up to and past 70 days and they were fine(incubated at 87).

I replaced the fluid in two clutches of eggs after the albumin got cloudy and gross. The babies absorbed all their yolk, were nice and healthy and had a good shed a week later. They are all doing fine and eating now.

I've replaced the fluid a couple of days ago and I have been misting them very little morning and night and today my wife told me she saw one stick his head out so now théy might be coming :)

Thanks for all the advise!