WARNING: Not for the faint of heart...

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Sorry to hear that Heather, sadly it is something that all of us should keep in mind and be prepare to face sooner or later.

Being able to breed the animals we love is so rewarding and exciting and sometimes it can be so heartbreaking .

[TanyaL]

I'm oh so very sorry! How heartbreaking for it to happen to any animal! But, the survivor is absolutely beautiful!

I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Maybe this happened now, with this cluctch, as a stepping stone or a learning experience so it doesn't happen with the next one. Who knows, maybe the next clutch will bring some really out of this world babies!

[hgrub]

I believe that the substrate was too wet.

The eggs were HUGE and they seemed to have sucked up even more water...

Two went bad in the middle, and one went bad at the end... and the last one is a runt.

Yeah...

I think my substrate is too wet as well. My eggs are very very big. What should I do? I mean will it be ok if I change the new substrate right now? I'm using vermiculite, but I didn't think it's too wet at that time. If I can go back and do it again, I would use perlite/water and leave all eggs on the tray(don't know the exact word) on perlite/water. Should I change right now, or it's not a good idea?

Sorry for that Black pastel btw. Hope it's just one in a life time for you.

[muddoc]

T,
Try adding some dry vermiculite to the box, and it should soak up some of the water.

[sg1trogdor]

Oh man thats harsh. Sorry about that Heather. Its worse that the poor thing was alive at all. Well I hope the other little one doesnt have any problems.

[hgrub]

T,
Try adding some dry vermiculite to the box, and it should soak up some of the water.

Thanks for the advice Tim.

Sorry y'all for the OT question.

[NickMyers03]

sorry for the loss Lady.. sucks seeing that

ok i know this is a bad thread BUT is that just a normal black pastel?

[STORMS]

Heather sooo sorry for your loss, I can only imagine how devastated you are. I wish you the best of luck with your future clutches.

[waltah!]

That's awful, Heather. I'm so sorry. The clutch that my baby burm came from had a similar baby, and it's heartbreaking to see.

[LadyOhh]

ok i know this is a bad thread BUT is that just a normal black pastel?

Yes.. So it was supposed to be... It was a dinking project that was supposed to prove out better than it did.

So yeah, for now, it is just a "normal" black pastel