Chameleonmaster
Avid Member
My female boehmei had eggs in her sence I for her and she past away about 2 hours ago. I have to get the eggs out safely. I looked at a blog but dot really know what to do still.
Boehmei didn't make it
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MCSEB
Member
OMG how terrible! I'm so sorry for your loss
If I had any experience or if I knew what to do I would help you out. I think you need to get the eggs and put them in an incubator. Anyone with prior knowledge care to help out or add more? Sorry I don't know too much but I'm sorry for your loss again.
Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
I'm so sorry to hear this!
This is the only video I have found to give you a visual aid in how to prepare the eggs in a container: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Rq-EzsBuY&feature=related
This is my blog on what I did with my own panther eggs, to help you a little more hopefully: http://muchadoaboutchameleons.blogspot.com/2012/11/panther-chameleon-breeding-eggs.html
I use vermicuite.
Hopefully someone with species-specific experience will give you the finer details, such as optimum incubation temperatures.
This is the only video I have found to give you a visual aid in how to prepare the eggs in a container: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Rq-EzsBuY&feature=related
This is my blog on what I did with my own panther eggs, to help you a little more hopefully: http://muchadoaboutchameleons.blogspot.com/2012/11/panther-chameleon-breeding-eggs.html
I use vermicuite.
Hopefully someone with species-specific experience will give you the finer details, such as optimum incubation temperatures.
djfishygillz
Avid Member
If you plan to extract the eggs because you believe they are fertile it had to be done fast like within 15 minutes of death or the eggs will die. That is what I have heard from multiple sources.
mcleodschams
Established Member
Cut em out it can't hurt to try.
Chameleonmaster
Avid Member
Well I cut them out just incase, I can so be a vet!
Chameleonmaster
Avid Member
I for got to say I cut out 8 eggs and the 2 that fell from her last week but one didn't last the fall.
PenelopeLove
New Member
I am very sorry to hear about your girl. I wish you the best of luck with the babies
coldbloodedAL
Avid Member
This is a good point... Get fecals done on them asap. They were in good health and hydrated well upon arrival. Treatments should not be an issue with them, and im willing to bet theyre gonna need it...
Don't think is true...the eggs are not relying on maternal blood for survival after the shell forms so they wouldn't suffocate or anything. I don't see why it would have an effect on them at all. I've heard many stories from people who find turtles hit by cars on the road that have definitely been dead longer than that and the eggs were incubated successfully and hatched. It's worth a shot to try to incubate them.
Chameleonmaster
Avid Member
I'm definitely taking them to the vet and getting them treated for parasites and will probably get another female.
Thanks ferret for the clarification I was worried try wouldn't make it.
Thanks ferret for the clarification I was worried try wouldn't make it.
Sorry for your loss. Hope the eggs are O.K. It would be something if we could see some babies after this story! Good Luck!
Cainschams
New Member
That sucks to hear. Did you get the eggs she laid incubating? Even the nicest specimen are a crap shoot to get to lay even perfect conditions. Hope the eggs do well.
Chameleonmaster
Avid Member
My eggs are in good condition and it took me a while to build up the guts to cut her open but I new it had to be done.
jojothefirst
New Member
Sorry to hear this. Hope you get some eggs to hatch at least.
Chameleonmaster
Avid Member
Thanks jojothefirst I was hoping she would lay but the eggs looked to be a bit big for her to lay but, know its a waiting game!
