Concerned...

So I cut the one remaining egg from the clutch, a week ago yesterday, on day 54. It's now day....62? and the baby is still not coming out and appears that it may still be inside the sack. Should I be worried? There also seems to be quite a substantial amount of yolk left. I know that I'm right on my days because I documented the day I found the eggs, which I'm almost certain wasn't even the same day as mama had laid them.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, never had eggs/babies before!

At what temperature did you incubate? If incubation was at a little lower temp, say like 85 or 86 deg., it can take weeks longer.

Are you sure it's still alive? If it's still alive, don't puncture the sack yourself. It should pip all on its own. Good luck.

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At what temperature did you incubate? If incubation was at a little lower temp, say like 85 or 86 deg., it can take weeks longer.

Are you sure it's still alive? If it's still alive, don't puncture the sack yourself. It should pip all on its own. Good luck.

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I got a little worried for a minute that it might not be alive but it started moving so it's good. Incubation is/was at 89-90 the whole time.


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Originally Posted by DeadLegs

I got a little worried for a minute that it might not be alive but it started moving so it's good. Incubation is/was at 89-90 the whole time.

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Then it should be very close to hatching. I incubate at a steady 88.5* and mine started to pip on day 56 all the way up to day 59.

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Then it should be very close to hatching. I incubate at a steady 88.5* and mine started to pip on day 56 all the way up to day 59.

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The thing is, I cut at day 54 and it's now day 61 going on 62


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The thing is, I cut at day 54 and it's now day 61 going on 62

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If the baby is still alive, I wouldn't be concerned yet. What I would be concerned about is it getting dry or moldy. Make sure you have some water in the incubator so when it's warm (i.e. the same temp as in the incubator), you can refill the fluid in the egg. If there's mold or bacterial growth on the inside, you should be able to use a q-tip to remove it.

If you try and take the baby out, you'll end up doing more harm than good. I would suggest you look and see if there's a twisted cord...that could be a reason why it's not hatched yet.

Relax. It will come out when it is ready. If you are still seeing a lot of yolk try to see if the umbilicus is twisted or if it is tangled up in it. If nether of those are happening then there is no need to worry. The temps right at that one egg could have been different then the temps around the others.

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Relax. It will come out when it is ready. If you are still seeing a lot of yolk try to see if the umbilicus is twisted or if it is tangled up in it. If nether of those are happening then there is no need to worry. The temps right at that one egg could have been different then the temps around the others.

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It's the only egg that was able to be kept from the whole clutch, the rest were infertile and went bad within the first 30 days


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I need some advice here guys! It appears as if part of the baby's belly is swollen and it looks a yellow color, I'm unable to really get a much better angle of it. I don't want to try shifting the baby around trying to find the umbilical which isn't readily visible. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/20/9esa8y3u.jpg


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How often did you disturb it while incubating?

Other than pulling out the other eggs after they'd all gone bad, not at all. I left it there until day 54 when I cut.

However I've just discovered a very saddening fact that makes this whole thread null. the baby has passed and upon further inspection the poor thing would've never made it due to a severely kinked neck, leaving the head pointed down and immobile.

ugh. so disheartening.

Really sorry to hear that. Do you know of any incubation issues that may have happened? Temp spikes?

no, nothing at all. I had an external temp/humidity gauge set outside of the incubator with the probes going in and suction-cupped to the sides of the inside of the egg box so that it kept the most accurate readings possible. temp was always between 88-90, no major spikes in either direction. It appears that the baby died early, because seemingly the WHOLE yolk is still there and I just never realized it was dead.

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I need some advice here guys! It appears as if part of the baby's belly is swollen and it looks a yellow color, I'm unable to really get a much better angle of it. I don't want to try shifting the baby around trying to find the umbilical which isn't readily visible. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/20/9esa8y3u.jpg


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slightly offtopic, but does anyone else see an elephant head here, complete with trunk, ear, and eye?

apart from that, i am really sorry for your loss. could it be that the bad eggs infected the good one?

dont blame yourself too much, its not your fault, you tried your best. its one of the things breeders have to deal with, nature knows how to be cruel sometimes. and its worse with livebearers like boas, a failed clutch of eggs is really disheartening, but with livebearers it can be much worse.

i hope you try again and that this doesnt discourage you. (****) sorry i mean excrement happens, (OK this cannot be properly expressed with a bad word filter in place, on youtube or facebook i could just write it as i see it, not here), i mean, sometimes things go wrong, especially in breeding. You try all you can, but sometimes nature just throws you an oddball.