Beginning of our 1st clutch ever! :'(

Hi,

I am not sure. Some of the bigger breeders would be better able to answer these kinds of questions - hopefully some of them will share their experiences.

I think there are a lot of variables though - even down to the weather and tub temps when she was building etc.

I would probably repeat the pairing next year to see if there is some kind of genetic incompatability ( fairly unlikely I think ) - and if the second clutch also has problems pair her with a different male the next season.

I certainly wouldn't give up on her just yet.


dr del

I don't know for sure but I might hazard a guess that your inconsistent temps during a vital point in incubation might have contributed to the development issues. Perhaps an expert will chime in but I know one thing, and that is that my incubator will be up and running a month before I expect any sort of eggs so I can make sure there are no fluctuations at all. I'm going to even put a "fake" tub in and monitor everything just to make sure everything is solid. I realize there can still be hiccups but better overprepared than underprepared. I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Keep your head up and keep your eyes on the prize :)

Regards,

B

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Originally Posted by ClarkT

Another question I have now...

The other clutches we have were sired by the same male as this clutch. Does that lead to believe that the damsel was likely a culprit in bad eggs? If so, how likely is she to produce good healthy eggs next year?

We picked her up as a rescue. She's at least 11 years old now, as the people we got her from had her 10 years, and didn't know how old she was when they got her.

She is 5-1/2' long, and weighed close to 2900 grams just before she laid. When we started pairing her, she was in the 2400 gram range. She gained weight well, and seemed to be very healthy.

Anyway, just wondering if I should expect the same results from her next year. She never had been bred before we had her.

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When females lay bad eggs, the eggs die days to weeks during incubation, not at the point of hatching. The deformities/deaths is a result of inconsistent incubation.

Females are not the reason babies die like this at all.