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  1. 08-08-2012, 02:10 PM #1
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    why do people mark the eggs?
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    Eggs must not be turned, or the baby will drown in the fluids. Therefore you mark the egg to always know which way is up and keep it that way!
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  4. 08-09-2012, 06:54 AM #3
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    Re: marking

    Hi,

    Tim Bailey (Muddoc ) did a very good thread experimenting with the turning egg scenario.

    http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...Egg-Experiment

    I still mark my eggs ( when I get any ) but it's mainly habit.


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  6. 08-09-2012, 04:15 PM #4
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    I have also had eggs that were inadvertently turned at various points during incubation. Haven't had any babies die from it, so I think the whole drowning theory is a myth. However, I don't recommend turning the eggs on purpose.
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    I have had one roll and it hatched out find but I would do it on purpose
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    I don't mark my eggs. People do it so they know which side is up. I don't really stress about it. You can always candle the egg and get an idea of which way is up if it ever gets rolled. I had a clutch get rolled this year, I had trouble figuring out which way was up on one of them, but all the babies hatched out just fine.
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    I put my eggs on vermiculite so they don't roll. No need to mark.

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    I dont mark either. I think the drowning thing is a myth for ball pythons carried over from other species.

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