mother lost an egg

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I know you guys are knowledgeable thats why I posted my original question - what should I do with the egg that fell away from the others. I don't need help with my enclosure or with my hanging basket. I just need to know what to do with the egg. Anything else can be fixed after the egg emergency is fixed.

Paris, this is my suggestion:

If you are sure you can take care of the babies, then try my suggestions below. If not, then it's better to just discard the eggs.

* Check your humidity and temperature where the eggs are to be as close to this as possible: 70-80% humidity, 88-90 degrees Fahrenheit.

If it is, then candle the egg that rolled out (put a flashlight against the egg shell and see if you can find veins - better to do this in a dark room). If you see veins, then put the egg back with the pile. Try to place it so that it sits snug in there. If you don't see veins, you can discard that egg.

If the conditions are not close to the humidity/temp above, then I suggest doing either of the following:

1.) Build an emergency incubator and move the eggs there (there's a styrofoam cooler incubator instructions for super cheap on the DIY forum).

2.) Move the eggs and mother into a more controlled environment - I suggest getting a Sterilite container like this. Put it on a heat pad that is run through a thermostat. Line it with 3 layers of newspaper and put a water bowl in it. Adjust the temperature so it's at 88-90F, humidity should be between 70-80%. Put mom and eggs in there and leave daddy in the big enclosure.

In either case... daddy and mommy should get a divorce ASAP.

Good luck!