Water spots developed

Got my first clutch of eggs which is exciting! but since they were laid (May 31st), some have developed some wet spots on them.

- Temps vary from 88-89
- There is no condensation
- The 'top wettest' egg is not touching the lid

Is there something I may be doing wrong/something to help stop it from getting worse?

Thanks for any feedback!

Here's right after they were laid:

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...01145088_n.jpg

and today:

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...52974242_n.jpg

please?

Check out this thread...
http://www.reptileradio.net/ball-pyt...wet-spots.html

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Originally Posted by coldbloodaddict

Check out this thread...
http://www.reptileradio.net/ball-pyt...wet-spots.html

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this ^ follow the link

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Did the eggs candle good? If I have an egg that is going to go bad due to fertility issues it usually does so in the first two weeks. Recandle the eggs and see if you can see veins. If not give them a gentle squeeze. If the innards of the egg feel solidified the egg is lost if not reduce the humidity in the box. The eggs will dimple more but have a better chance than staying wet like that. My pastel clutch from last year started doing that and I took the press and seal off and let the top of the box cracked open in the incubator. The eggs dimpled but the water spots stopped growing and turned into windows. Note: my water spots were the size of your smallest spots.

Looks like your eggs a getting dripped, I'd suggest leaving your lid slightly raised to one side to create a slope for the water to run off. If the eggs are wet, give them a quick wipe to get off the moisture.

Ooo that's not good. I agree, it looks the lid may be dripping on them. Sometimes the lids on those tubs sag and the condensation goes to the center and drips onto the eggs. Check out the lid of the tub and see if it's dripping. Dripping is not good, you may have to get a new tub, you don't want the eggs wet, just in really humid air.

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Originally Posted by Ladybugzcrunch

Did the eggs candle good? If I have an egg that is going to go bad due to fertility issues it usually does so in the first two weeks. Recandle the eggs and see if you can see veins.

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All the eggs candled fine! for some reason I see a tiny tiny bit of condensation on the eggs sometimes which is why they're getting wet spots.

I put a bit of Elmer's glue on the wet spots and took the plastic wrap off the top and the spots seem to have stopped growing!

I noticed some wetness on the Saran Wrap late at night so I think that may have been the problem!

Thanks everyone, hopefully they all go full term. Now I have a nice window to see them develop :P

I elevated one end of the egg box with one or two CD cases. That puts the box at a slight angle so the water doesn't drip on the eggs but it slides down the top of the lid and then down the side of the container. Worked well for me.

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Originally Posted by BHReptiles

I elevated one end of the egg box with one or two CD cases. That puts the box at a slight angle so the water doesn't drip on the eggs but it slides down the top of the lid and then down the side of the container. Worked well for me.

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I do the same thing. Got tired of removing lids and wiping off condensation every couple days.

UPDATE:

The one bad egg has got worse, I think it's starting to mold. Smells pretty bad! Is there any hope for it? Or should I just toss it out? Thanks

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/15/u8u8ysuq.jpg

If it smells bad, it's probably already dead. Feel it, if it's hard, it's dead. If it's squishy, then it's probably alive

Bad smell=dead. Toss it. If you can stomach it, cut the egg open and examine the contents. If the egg were ever a baby, you will find the embryo inside. If there is no embryo, the egg was infertile and you did nothing wrong. May make you feel better. Inside the egg will be a smelly hard yellow glob that separates from the shell very easy. The baby will be along side this glob. I cut into all my eggs gone wrong just to see what may have happened and to learn from that. P.S. Wear gloves.

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Originally Posted by Ladybugzcrunch

Bad smell=dead. Toss it. If you can stomach it, cut the egg open and examine the contents. If the egg were ever a baby, you will find the embryo inside. If there is no embryo, the egg was infertile and you did nothing wrong. May make you feel better. Inside the egg will be a smelly hard yellow glob that separates from the shell very easy. The baby will be along side this glob. I cut into all my eggs gone wrong just to see what may have happened and to learn from that. P.S. Wear gloves.

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Thanks for the advice! I ended up cutting it open and this is what I found! I'm guessing it's barely developed as it started to deflate and look bad after only about 2 weeks in the incubator.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/16/emaqajys.jpg

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Originally Posted by brettfong

Thanks for the advice! I ended up cutting it open and this is what I found! I'm guessing it's barely developed as it started to deflate and look bad after only about 2 weeks in the incubator.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/16/emaqajys.jpg

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Good job, now you know it was surely gone. You can see the baby but it is very very immature so something went wrong very early on. Hope the rest of the clutch hatches out okay for you.

For reference here is a photo of one of my fertilized eggs gone bad a week into incubation. (There is also a slug in the photo).
http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n...psa3a49140.jpg

Sorry for your loss. :( But thanks for sharing. Always good to see what can happen and learn.