Egg Emergency!!!!

[muddoc]

I can say that I have had small holes in eggs before, primarily from me accidently tearing them. In those cases, if left alone, the hole seemed to crust over, and the eggs would re-inflate on their own. After thay crust over, I would apply Elmer's glue to them (this has been my egg treatment "serum" of choice for the last couple years). We have used Elmer's glue to stop water spots, keep them from spreading and stop mold growth.

With all of that said, I think that that tear is too large to seal solely with glue. Now, what I am going to share now, I have not done myself, but have heard of two cases were it was done. One was with a turtle egg and the other with a Ball Python egg. In both cases, a small window was cut in the egg to observe development. After the hole was cut, a piece of Saran wrap was glue over the hole. In this situation, I don't know if Elmer's glue would work, so I would probably try to use Super Glue. Either way, I would take a pair of cuticle (sp?) scissors and cut away the amniotic fluid that is hanging out (believe it or not, it does cut, as it is very visco-elastic in nature) and then blot dry the egg (too much pressure trying to dry it off will force out more liquid). Then cut a piece of Saran wrap to be about 1/4 " bigger in any direction to fully cover the split. The put a small line of Super Glue around the edge of the Saran wrap and stick it over the split. I personally think this will give you the best shot. It may not work, but I surely would try it.

If you do try something, please keep us posted with updated shots, as I would love to be able to use this post in the future as a place to direct people with serious egg issues. Lastly, I would not worry too much about the fluid loss, as eggs are very osmotic, and the egg will more than likely absorb water to replinish most of the fluid it lost.

I hope that helps, and good luck.