Quote Originally Posted by frankykeno View Post
Really interesting stuff Tim!

I wonder myself though if it will be okay since the egg was flipped right after being laid and was therefore early enough to adjust itself vs what would happen if it was flipped much later in the development of the embryo. I'm thinking a flip of the egg later in development might cause umbilical tangling or ripping away of the yolk completely.
Pat,
I think Jo's explaination above probably addresses your comment. I might need to do another experiment, in which I flip the egg 24-48 hours after being laid, as I have always thought that 24 hours was the accepted thinking on not being able to rotate any longer. I will see if we have another clutch later this season that I can risk an egg for science.

Quote Originally Posted by mrshawt View Post
A lot of amphibs have genetic coding that determines how their embryos develop along a certain axis. This way, the embryo grows in a certain direction.

Now, I'm not sure if it relates to development this far along, but maybe...
Thanks for the post. That is very interesting. Where did you obtain that info? Also, is that data specific to Ball Pythons, Reptiles in general, or eggs in general? I was just wondeing how much bearing this had on BP eggs.