just beginner question wats candling mean

[bulionz]

just beginner

 

[seumas12345]

Candling is when you hold a candle (or in these modern day times a torch) up to an egg ie. snake egg, so you can see what's going on inside.

 

[cooper123]

you use a small pen light and put it at one side of the egg so the light would be pointed towards your face and you can seen the veins and later on the snake in the fertile egg.

EDIT: helps if ur in a dark room also

 

[bulionz]

rrrr thanks guys

 

[=bECS=]

I use a energiser led keyring light.
In the pic is a beardie egg about 48 hours after being layed, i just hold the light to the side but not touching the egg, facing towards the vermiculite.
When they embryo start to develop and get bigger, you have to move the light around a bit to find a spot that will light up the egg (they take up a fair bit of room towards the end)

 

[Vixen]

First photo was taken on day 2, the others and video on day 36.

YouTube - Port Mac Carpet Python Eggs - Embryo Movement, Candling Day 36

 

[daniel1234]

Where would we be without youtube
Thats fantastic

 

[ShAdY12]

thats some awesome stuff guys

to be honest ive never heard of candling, so a good thread

 

[Emmalicious]

thats awesome

 

[No-two]

Candling picture.