I think veileds get a bad reputation from what everyone with no experience with them "believes" and parrots back the same nonsense with confidence. I love my veileds.:D
Do not try to help them. It could do more harm than good. My eggs have been hatching and the babies will stay for up to a couple of days halfway out. Trying to help them may compromise the yolk sac which is still providing nourishment. I think the yolk sac is what keeps them from hatching...
Just buy some media or make your own.
A simple recipe:
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup instant potatoes (edited) How could I miss one of the most important ingredients?:confused:
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 tablespoon Brewer's yeast (optional, but important)
and a sprinkle of...
It was very nice looking. I love that it is so "raw" and you can appreciate the handmade aspect of this "Object de Arte". There were other barware pieces with alligators and other reptiles, but this was my favorite, of course.:D
5 babies are out and running around and they are adorable. There are more pipping and have opened ends and I have one more head out. They do have a habit of "prairie doggin" it, don't they?:D
This was the second one to hatch. I entered another similar photo for the photo contest this month.
I was visiting with a coworker on the mend from cancer treatment (in remission) and noticed a cool bar set on the way out. I noticed the ice bucket handles were a pair of Jacksons. Really cool ice bucket. He said he purchased it in Mexico years ago.
Sorry for the image quality, but it was...
Veiled eggs laid on October 1. They've been candled and I assure you they are (or at least were) fertile. The eggs had been stained by the topsoil I had used.:D
But thanks for playing.:p
I've been looking for sweat on the eggs and thought one was sweating, but it looks like it's oozing. Is this what is called "pipping"? I have never seen them sweat.
The eggs also have gotten a lot bigger recently, but one seems to be "deflating". Is this normal?