Re: Leopard gecko breeding questions
Good news! Lenetta just laid two beautiful white eggs! She kicked all of the vermiculite out of her lay box and ended up laying them in her warm hide. Now they are in the incubator, which, according to my accurite thermometer which records the highest and lowest temps over 24 hours, has stayed between 89.9 when I opened it briefly to put the eggs in and 90 when it was stabilizing afterwards. I set it for 89. I'll candle them after they harden a bit.
Re: Leopard gecko breeding questions
Ok, so I just candled the eggs and one has the ring of life in it!!!!!
Should the ring of life be anywhere in particular in the egg? This one is on the left side of the egg and I'm not sure if Lenetta turned the egg after she laid it, but there is a certain time period after she lays where the egg can be turned with no detrimental effects, and the egg was still sticky when I found it so the time period probably isnt up?
Also the egg without the ring of life had a small white patch on the right side of it. Does that mean anything?
I'm soooooo excited!!! If the egg is fertile than I can probably hatch it... incubation doesn't seem that hard.
Re: Leopard gecko breeding questions
So how far down should the embryo be before I turn it? And can the embryo move itself to the right orientation if it's slightly off?
Re: Leopard gecko breeding questions
How long is it before the eggshells lose their stickiness? They were very soft and sticky when I found them, and I would not be surprised if Lenetta had just laid them, and after being in the incubator for about half an hour to an hour they were not sticky and much harder. When I picked them up to put them in the incubation box, they were drooping under their own weight, but when I candled them like 45 minutes later they were firm. I just want to figure out how old they are about. Thanks!
Re: Leopard gecko breeding questions
Oh, then the embryo can still move and will be fine.
YESSSSSS!!!!!!
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