mithredath
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Hi,
I am writing this post as I have a question regarding some marbled gecko eggs that were laid half way through november last year.
A week or so after they were laid I candled the eggs, making sure not to turn them in the process. In each egg, veins were clearly visible and a pinkish colour was apparent. Two months have almost passed and the eggs have still yet to hatch.
In recent weeks I cannot see the veins anymore, instead there is an air pocket filling around 1/4 to 1/2 of the eggs volume, with the remainder filled with some kind of dark mass that is difficult to distinguish.
Being my first batch of marbled gecko eggs, my question is whether this is normal for eggs of this age or whether this means they are no longer viable?
Thank you for your assistance, it is much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Mithredath
I am writing this post as I have a question regarding some marbled gecko eggs that were laid half way through november last year.
A week or so after they were laid I candled the eggs, making sure not to turn them in the process. In each egg, veins were clearly visible and a pinkish colour was apparent. Two months have almost passed and the eggs have still yet to hatch.
In recent weeks I cannot see the veins anymore, instead there is an air pocket filling around 1/4 to 1/2 of the eggs volume, with the remainder filled with some kind of dark mass that is difficult to distinguish.
Being my first batch of marbled gecko eggs, my question is whether this is normal for eggs of this age or whether this means they are no longer viable?
Thank you for your assistance, it is much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Mithredath