We candled an egg and found it just has half veins, and they seem pretty weak. There are a few more small veins than is showing up in the photo, but not much more. I've searched the forum and found some anecdotes about half eggs making it, but no photos included, so I have nothing to compare it to... I'm just worried these veins aren't strong enough. Has anyone else had an egg similar to this make it?

This was the lone egg that came from a clutch of slugs, and it's been a rollercoaster so I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but it's hard not to... The mom is 7 years old. This was her fourth year being bred BUT only her first clutch. She'd never ovulated before, but the male we have been pairing her with is a great breeder (so... many... locks...) and has fathered clutches. We tried pairing her a little earlier this season to see if it would help, and it did! She ovulated for the first time ever, and had her pre-lay shed in early January. The next day, she passed a 2 small slugs (there was no mistaking it. They were a bit smaller than the size of my smallest pinky finger joint) with a urate, so that deflated our excitement a bit... She was building well though, so hopes back up... Then a week and half later, three more slugs (this time about as big as my thumb knuckle) with another small urate. She was still coiled and huge so we kept an eye on her. She ended up laying a little early (day 26) with 9 more eggs!... But 8 were slugs. This one half-egg is the only one we have. We'd be so happy to get even one baby from her. This has been such an up and down!!