Dammit Help, rotated egg.

So for the first time EVER, I was maneuvering a very angry mamma off her brood and she caught an egg with the edge of her tail and rotated in about 90 degrees. The questions is....

Should I rotate it back in the original position?

Or cross the fingers and plant it as it lays?

I don't want to risk severing any blood vessels by rotating it back, but the large dark epicenter that is normally on the bottom as the egg develops is now halfway up the side.

Ideas??

Cheers,
Kat

Candle it see which side the veins are one and rotate it to the top. mark that one so you know kid of this ed up kind of thing

I would say rotate it back ... had 1 do that last year and it "cooked" just fine. We just moved it back and marked the top. I think the closer you are to the actual time they were laid the more forgiving about movement they are.

Neil

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

mark that one so you know kid of this ed up kind of thing

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Alright. I went for it. Rotated it back to the original position (gently) and all looks good at this point. The veins are still strong and very visible. Now it's cross the fingers and see how it goes. If it hatches, I'm naming it 'whoops'. ;)

Thanks for the help Boys!

Cheers,
Kat

They are fine for the first 24hrs. It happens to me all of the time! just incubate it how you pick it up..:gj:

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Originally Posted by janeothejungle

Alright. I went for it. Rotated it back to the original position (gently) and all looks good at this point. The veins are still strong and very visible. Now it's cross the fingers and see how it goes. If it hatches, I'm naming it 'whoops'. ;)

Thanks for the help Boys!

Cheers,
Kat

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Great name:P

Yeah, I wouldn't worry to much, just rotated it back and you will be ok. It's when they been cooking for a bit you need to worry, I had a female that didn't want to let her clutch go that when I got her off one rolled around the tub, I just took it and put it in the incubater and it hatched.

Good luck with your clutch!!:gj:

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Originally Posted by Larry Suttles

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Wow yea I realize I sounded like I have tortes or something..

I see that alot of good advice has already been given in this thread, but I just wanted to relay how we do things. We actually candle every egg that is laid. During candling, if you look close, you will be able to see what I can best describe as a halo with a black dot in the middle. This is typically in the middle of the veins in the egg. This is the embryo. I put a small pencil mark directly over that embryo, and then when the eggs get to the box, I simply point the pencil mark skyward. We have had great success with this method, and I thought that it may help others. It is extremely helpful when you get a "roll out", or the female kicks an egg out of her coils.

Hope that helps,

I had that happen last year too. One egg was a definite troublemaker.. It rolled probably 3-4 times, once when I pulled momma off, and a few more times in the egg box. So I propped it up with a clean bottle cap and he hatched out fine :) Of course it was a normal male who likes to fling himself at me during feeding time. Trouble..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Wow yea I realize I sounded like I have tortes or something..

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Tourettes?;):gj:

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you will be able to see what I can best describe as a halo with a black dot in the middle. This is typically in the middle of the veins in the egg.

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Thanks, Tim. That is exactly what I was talking about. I always think of it as the umbilicus since it's the main attachment point. My paranoia from the roll stemmed from the worry that some of the vessels might sever and render it infertile, but candled the little bugger again this morning and still healthy and glowing bright.

Thanks again to all those who offered solid advice. I'll be expecting little 'whoops' and his sibs in around 56 days.

Cheers,
Kat

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Originally Posted by janeothejungle

Thanks, Tim. That is exactly what I was talking about.

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No problem Kat. I seem to have a least 5-10 eggs every year that just roll away from the rest of the clutch when I uncoil mom. I bet that egg will be fine.

All this time I've been so anal retentive over getting mom carefully away without jostling the clutch. (sigh). Nature outwits me again. :D

Cheers,
Kat

I used to be overly gentle with eggs in the past. Most people I know would probably have a heart attack if they watched me handle eggs now. You definitely would not want to watch me candle eggs at day 40 when I am trying to see if it's a Caramel or a Normal in there.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

I used to be overly gentle with eggs in the past. Most people I know would probably have a heart attack if they watched me handle eggs now. You definitely would not want to watch me candle eggs at day 40 when I am trying to see if it's a Caramel or a Normal in there.

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Tim i know they are sturdy but you should not be juggling them lol:rofl:

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Originally Posted by muddoc

I used to be overly gentle with eggs in the past. Most people I know would probably have a heart attack if they watched me handle eggs now. You definitely would not want to watch me candle eggs at day 40 when I am trying to see if it's a Caramel or a Normal in there.

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You candle at day 40? LOL! I have already cut by day 30!!