Sad news... *Graphic warning*

[jkobylka]

So sorry... It happens to all of us and it always makes me very sad to find a dead baby in the egg.

Justin

[Spaniard]

Laura,

I'm sorry about the little guy, thanks for posting the picture. Its something I think about dealing with when I start breeding and I can't imagine it being easy.

[joepythons]

Aww so sorry that happened

[Laooda]

I'm sorry... It's kind of a relief that nature takes care of some of those deformities on its own instead of leaving an animal to suffer.

So sorry... It happens to all of us and it always makes me very sad to find a dead baby in the egg.

Justin

Laura,

I'm sorry about the little guy, thanks for posting the picture. Its something I think about dealing with when I start breeding and I can't imagine it being easy.

Aww so sorry that happened

Thanks Amy, Justin, Rich, and Joe... for all the kind words and good points that you all made...

[daaangconcepts]

Aww

So sorry to hear that Lo

[Mindibun]

Such a sad story. But you're right to think of it as a learning experience. It was a hard thing to have to do but you'll be a wiser and stronger person because of it. I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason. Maybe the baby needed to go now because it would have had very bad problems later on in life. Thinking things like that always make me feel better because I don't feel that it was a senseless death/loss anymore. I also think that maybe now, you'll love the others in the clutch that tiny bit more, and appreciate them all the more as well. And that's a good thing in itself.

[tigerlily]

I'm sorry to hear about your little one. I'm glad that you shared the experience with us. It's not only you that benefits from this lesson.

[Patrick Long]

Thats actually pretty cool! (not the loss, but the fact that you can discover exactly how deformed it was)

He looked like a wicked pastel too!

[Rapture]

Too bad that little one didn't make it... can't wait to see the healthy babies that come out real soon.

[rabernet]

Thank you for sharing Laura, even though I'm saddened by the news

Can't wait to see the other three in all their healthy glory!