Super-Window Egg...

I have a female laying right now.

Yeah so.....so here is the thing...

One of the eggs in about 90% translucent! The shell/membrane is clear except for a small part of it that appears to be normal.

Has anyone ever heard of this?

I will get pictures soon as she is done laying....

I had one last year that had huge window.. didn't seem to bother it..

She just dropped another one....but this one is entirely clear!!!

Is this some sort of calcium deficiency?

She has dropped 6 eggs and is still going...pics to follow...

Interesting theory on the calcium theory, though I dont really know how you could do anything about it diet wise.

I too have seen some large window eggs do just fine.

Is she dropping on her due date?

Sounds cool I hope??
I hope all goes well with them
I can't wait to see pics. I have not yet heard of this or seen this at all..

Man! I've had large windows that did just fine, but not the whole egg.... I'm also waiting for pics! That would be SO great to document if they are fertile, and go full term! Keeping all the crossables crossed! :)

Wow...I really hope that they are ok because it will be awesome to get to see the babies develop! I wonder if they will stay clear? Will having more light bother the babies?

Wow, and it happened on April 1st too, what a coincidence!

errrrrrr.....photobucket is being lame...she finished at 8 eggs I believe.

Photos coming!

Ehhhh...okay...enough playing. I have work to do....here is a picture...



http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...aprilfools.jpg




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Originally Posted by Jerhart

Ehhhh...okay...enough playing. I have work to do....here is a picture...



http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...aprilfools.jpg




:)

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LOL :rofl:

Man....

YouTube - what did the five fingers say to the face?

Dude! So not fair....lol

A thinner egg shell typically means the eggs will be more susceptible to infection or fungal/mold growths. You'll definitely have to be a bit more careful with these eggs than most in my opinion, and I would try to not mess with them too much during the incubation process. They will also more than likely be more sensitive to moisture fluctuations, so having the right humidity levels will more than likely be key to success with these bad boys, haha. I've also read somewhere that the calcium levels contained within the yolk of Squamate eggs isn't typically sufficient enough to facilitate proper development, and that the calcium provided by the egg shell is actually used by developing embryos to compensate for that lack of calcium in the yolk of their eggs. I'm not saying your babies won't develop properly if the eggs go long term, just something to think about I suppose. This isn't based on personal experience with ball pythons though, just other herps and herp classes, so my opinion might not hold a lot of water. Either way good luck and keep us updated!

Cheers,
-Matt

Wow, I just replied after reading the first post, and wrote up that long response, haha. You got me though!

Cheers,
-Matt

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