Help! Green on my BP eggs!

[tcutting]

those eggs with the green maybe shot. candle them in 2weeks and compare them to the others.

[llovelace]

I have separated the 4 that have it from the 3 that dont. It doesnt wipe off at all. It appears that the color is coming from the inside

If they are all candling well, dry up the substrate, and lets hope for the best.

[loonunit]

Heather (LadyOhh) uses liquid band-aid to seal off moldy areas so they don't spread. Here:

http://heathersherpsblog.blogspot.co...s-for-you.html

[J.Vandegrift]

Stick a piece of light diffuser between the vermiculite and the eggs and you will not have to worry about if they are too wet or not. I would bet those showing the green are dead and will get worse in the next couple of days.

[joebad976]

I would have to agree that they will only get worse. Same thing happened to me on my first clutch this year. I tried to dry them up but I was too late and I lost the whole clutch.

? regarding the light diffuser
- If you soak the vermiculite wont the eggs still get wet from the condensation dripping from the lid?

[llovelace]

I would have to agree that they will only get worse. Same thing happened to me on my first clutch this year. I tried to dry them up but I was too late and I lost the whole clutch.

? regarding the light diffuser
- If you soak the vermiculite wont the eggs still get wet from the condensation dripping from the lid?

No, I have a box that I am opening every other day (due to pip), and the lid has always had major condensation from day1, and never have the eggs gotten wet.

[Homegrownscales]

I just saw the same thing on a clutch I lost. No apparent reason. I left them in the Inc for another week week and a half The green spots appeared and I opened them up. I had lost The whole clutch and I knew it. I'm guessing the same thing has happened with the ones that have the green spots.


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[seang89]

Well, Im convinced its not exterior mould. The only conclusion I am coming to is that they got cooked while I was away. I am very unhappy, but this is what I get for not keeping a better eye on her. It seems as If only 3 eggs are still "good". One of them tonight was halfway caved in and started to smell like rotting feet, I had to dispose of it cause of stench.

So The plan is to wait it out with the other 3 green eggs(they are smelling a bit too now I think). I probably know the outcome but it cant hurt them to try. I just hope some can pull through.

Has anyone ever heard of or saw the same type of deal? Mother laying eggs on too hot of a surface and someone not finding them for a few days? Then again this is just my own conclusion, I could be totally wrong about how it all came to be

[Jessica Loesch]

If they smell, they are done.

[seang89]

If they smell, they are done.

I totally understand that. But the 3 that were sitting on top of the other 4 are the ones not showing any signs/smells. I am hopeful about these 3 eggs.

If anyone can add some input would be greatly appreciated.
I really just want clarification on what happened. So it never happens again.


Thanks everybody for the help and support.