Dented eggs?

[reptoman]

What does it mean if the eggs laid by a panther have a dent in one side of them. The ones i retrieved from the bottom of the cage are almost all dented and white. Does this give any indication of fertility or damage to the egg?

 

[ChromaChameleons]

How dry was the laying medium and how long were they buried before you dug them up? Might be that dry medium drew the moisture out of the eggs.

 

[ciafardo 4]

Ut oh better get maco!!!!

 

[SSimsswiSS]

What does it mean if the eggs laid by a panther have a dent in one side of them. The ones i retrieved from the bottom of the cage are almost all dented and white. Does this give any indication of fertility or damage to the egg?

Most likely infertile. Do you have them in moist medium. I have saved a few eggs by adding a drop/bead of water to egg. But sounds like you have reached point of no return. If the female did'nt take the time to bury the eggs, their usually not fertile. Carpet chameleons on the other hand are another story. What species is the egg layer?

 

[reptoman]

Shes a panther and these were dropped on the floor of the cage. A couple were full and white but the rest were smaller and dented. I have them in verm and was able to retrieve them the day they were dropped.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Shes a panther and these were dropped on the floor of the cage. A couple were full and white but the rest were smaller and dented. I have them in verm and was able to retrieve them the day they were dropped.

Is she a wild caught, or fresh import? Wild caught females will often drop their first captive clutch within first month, after getting here. Due to the travel and stress.

 

[reptoman]

CB. I got her at 6 months and she is over a year old now. She has had a hell of a time laying her eggs. I put her with the male on Oct 6th and she looks skinny today for the first time in weeks so I know there are eggs buried in the laying bin that I will dig out tonight.

 

[reptoman]

I just looked into the laying bin and there is a tunnel dug all the way to the bottom but I cant see any eggs down at the bottom. Will they usually leave a tunnel like that or cover the eggs up all the way to the top? I am not sure if I should pull the laying bin just yet.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

I just looked into the laying bin and there is a tunnel dug all the way to the bottom but I cant see any eggs down at the bottom. Will they usually leave a tunnel like that or cover the eggs up all the way to the top? I am not sure if I should pull the laying bin just yet.

You will find the eggs in the last corner of the bin you look for them in.

 

[kinyonga]

So...she's still digging tunnels?

When a female lays the eggs, she fills the hole in.

 

[reptoman]

So...she's still digging tunnels?

When a female lays the eggs, she fills the hole in.

Yes. She has dug a tunnel all the way to the bottom. I decided to leave it there another day incase she has not laid yet. you can see down to the bottom but no indication there are eggs there unless she covered the eggs and left the tunnel. does that make sense?

 

[tkilgour]

I have had females drop fertile eggs and sometimes 1 or 2 may be dented. Typically, those are the ones the start to go bad. I have saved a few w/ just a drop of water.

 

[reptoman]

I kept all of the ones she has dropped and put a drop over the dented ones. I looked at them today and it seems the dents on some have dissapeared and are less pronounced on others. She still has not laid all of her eggs yet and it has been since Oct 6 so i hope she is not eggbound. I did notice some evidence of digging in the larger egg bin I put in there last night so maybe today is the day.

 

[tkilgour]

I kept all of the ones she has dropped and put a drop over the dented ones. I looked at them today and it seems the dents on some have dissapeared and are less pronounced on others. She still has not laid all of her eggs yet and it has been since Oct 6 so i hope she is not eggbound. I did notice some evidence of digging in the larger egg bin I put in there last night so maybe today is the day.

This is always stressfull when you have to go through it. My female Sambava that recently dropped her eggs tried digging for a week. I then decided to take her to the vet. The bill was $150.00, and I got x-rays, oxytocin, and liquid calcium. Needless to say, the oxytocin worked and she dropped all her eggs and is still alive and climbing.