yankfanthom
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So I have about 22 Nosy Be eggs in the ol' oven that were laid on Sept 4th and I'm already noticing quite a size increase in ALL OF THEM!!! could this be or like my post title says.....
Are my eyes playing tricks on me?
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Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
It makes sense to me. I'm not familiar with the exact developmental process in chameleon eggs, but in other animals the first few weeks are when the most stuff happens. Imagine, you have to go from a single cell to a tiny blobby looking creature, but more or less all your limbs/limb buds are where they will eventually go, you have a head, tail, etc. Then comes the process of fine turning everything, taking everything to what it will ultimately look like which will take a while, but all the starting points for everything you'll need as an adult will develop in the first few weeks.
I haven't bred and raised eggs yet so I can't tell you if you SHOULD see an increase in size, but if you have it would make sense to me. Now, if it looks like an unnaturally large increase, you may want to check the ratio of water in the egg containers. If there is too much water the eggs will suck too much in and swell.
I haven't bred and raised eggs yet so I can't tell you if you SHOULD see an increase in size, but if you have it would make sense to me. Now, if it looks like an unnaturally large increase, you may want to check the ratio of water in the egg containers. If there is too much water the eggs will suck too much in and swell.
