brev egg question

[PNsSP]

hey so the eggs my brev laid several weeks ago died =( ... i came home from vacation and found that they were extremely dehydrated. not only that, but when i got home my 3 brevs wer not looking so well.. after 3 days i think they are finally recovering, and with it came 1 more brev egg laid this morning(from a different mother) so now i am curious, i hear that some reptile eggs cannot be touched or moved after apprx 24hrs, is this true for brevs? chams in general? is it ok for them to roll? onto a different side?

the egg i found this momrning looks nicer than the first batch. it has no dimples which is good, and its got some spots of yellow but mostly white. but what confused me were 3 things 1) the egg is longer and thinner then any of the other eggs from the first batch 2) it looks like it has freckles and 3) the egg is somewhat redish on one side, and u can tell its coming from the inside... is this normal?

 

[Jerm]

brev eggs...

There are a few things about brev eggs that I have found out over the last couple of years that are pretty amazing compared to other types of reptile eggs. They can tolerate a lot of things that other can't. First off, even if they are dehydrated, you can sometimes rehydrate them and they might hatch, it has been known to happen even when they are to the point of indenting. Also, about moving them, I wouldn't worry too much about disturbing the embryo because I have actually had someone mail me brev eggs from Washington State to Florida with almost 100% hatch rate and a few hatched a few days after recieving them. Most reptile eggs cannot be rotated after the embryo has started to develop due to the air space being disturbed, causing the embryo to suffocate. A lot of people will mark the top of the egg with a pencil very lightly just too know which side is up and then gently move it to it's new location. I would say to carefully move it trying to keep it in the same orientation that is was in, and keep it hydrated, but I wouldn't worry too much about hurting it. What are you using as an incubating medium?

 

[PNsSP]

thanks for ur reply i was really wondering if i was doing the right thing =P

right now i have it just sitting in coconut fiber in a corner of the cage where i can monitor it. She placed the egg gently and perfectly over the edges of two curled up leaves so i decided to move it just incase it wer to fall... i find it strange that she only placed one egg, because from what i observed she didnt seem gravid at all... then again, i was gone for 3 weeks... shes still wandering around the same area so im assuming shes going to lay some more, but from what i witnessed with my other brev, she looks to skinny to even be carrying eggs, and in better shape than the others... so about the red looking stain thing, should i not worry about it?

 

[Jerm]

I wouldn't worry about the stain, just go ahead and incubate it like normal. You will know whether it is fertile or not pretty soon. I would place it into a container with a damp paper towel until you can get vermiculite or perlite to incubate it in. I use a basic tupperware container. If you leave it exposed in the terrarium you run the risk of dehydration, or when spraying the brevs, you will get water drops on the egg which you don't want either. It can cause them to burst.

 

[Will Hayward]

Cocofiber will stain the eggs reddish if moist enough, especially fresh stuff.

 

[PNsSP]

thanks jerm for the help!

i dont think the egg ever touched the coconut fiber for that long when i first noticed the spot cuz like i said it was on a leaf in a more humid part of the cage. it was only after i removed it that it looked kinda pinkish, but it was from the INSIDE of the egg... but then again i could be wrong and it is on the outside... ill see if i can get a pic up by tonight

 

[PNsSP]

if u ask me this is a funny looking egg... the line in the circle ignore but were the arrow is pointing is where the red smudge is... im assuming that thats the developing embro

otherwise, whats with the funny dots all over it? im sure the egg is fine and im just stressing over nothing but i would like to get other thoughts on my funny looking egg...i havnt had very many clutches and this is the first time ive seen an egg in this shape

thanks for all feedback!

 

[Heika]

...because I have actually had someone mail me brev eggs from Washington State to Florida with almost 100% hatch rate and a few hatched a few days after recieving them.

Oregon, not Washington.

Brev eggs are pretty close to bullet proof as far as movement goes.

 

[Heika]

..otherwise, whats with the funny dots all over it? im sure the egg is fine and im just stressing over nothing but i would like to get other thoughts on my funny looking egg...i havnt had very many clutches and this is the first time ive seen an egg in this shape

Can't really tell from your picture what those dots are, but in my experience, very few of the bullet shaped brev eggs hatch for some reason. I always incubate them anyhow, but they rarely make it past a couple weeks without molding and collapsing.

 

[Jerm]

Oregon, not Washington.

Oh yeah, hahaha! Sorry Heika, I knew that. Atleast they are close to each other.

 

[PNsSP]

well thanks guys for ur input!! the egg, after a day or two started to colapse into itself but i got it back to normal the next day. i keeping it around 70-72 F fairly consistently dduring the day and having a drop to about >65 but on occasion it does fall blow that... i dunno but to me the egg seems to be growing a bit which is a good sign rite?

again thanks guys for ur feedback! much appreciated