dents

[stephen]

I woke up today to find dirt all over the place and a bunch of fertile eggs on the bottom of my gals enclosure. Afew of them have little dents. Will these disappear (or rehydrate) when i place them in moist vermiculite? Thanx
Stephen

 

[Chase]

Yes, they should, it also depends on how long they have been there, the should be fine with moisture, they should fill out if they are fertile.

 

[stephen]

eggs

They have only been there for less than a day so no air sack has developed. they are very white and look great otherwise.She is doing great and has turned into a real pro with the egg laying.Her third clutch!! She now is going to have a rest for the summer (maybe,depending on retained sperm)
Stephen

 

[Chase]

Congratz. But they should be fine, I would worry if the don't fill up in a few days, then you should be worried.

 

[stevereecy]

I woke up today to find dirt all over the place and a bunch of fertile eggs on the bottom of my gals enclosure. Afew of them have little dents. Will these disappear (or rehydrate) when i place them in moist vermiculite? Thanx
Stephen

I can't speak about veileds, but I don't think Panther eggs are permeable when they are first laid, so they can't get the water to pop out. This implies that they are not dented due to a lack of moisture...which is a round about way of saying they don't sound like they are fertile. Also, if she scattered the eggs instead of buried them, this is further evidence that they are no good.

That doesn't mean that you might not have some fertile eggs mixed in there that are good...depending on when she mated. I hope you do. But the dented ones probably aren't good.

Steve

 

[stephen]

They are panther eggs. This is her third clutch in approx. four months . she was mated all three times. The first two clutches were buried and very healthy. She dug a hole on the side of a planter then just dumped them on the dirt beside the planter. At this point i am going to incubate them and hope for the best. Thanx
Stephen

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

They are panther eggs. This is her third clutch in approx. four months . she was mated all three times. The first two clutches were buried and very healthy. She dug a hole on the side of a planter then just dumped them on the dirt beside the planter. At this point i am going to incubate them and hope for the best. Thanx
Stephen

You mated her 3 times in 4 months?? Do you care for her health at all?? She'll have another clutch on retained sperm too, so that will be 4 clutches in 5 months....
Sorry but that's WAY too much...

 

[stephen]

reality

I understand what you are saying about the "four months" , chameleons ontario.
In actuality , after checking my dates, the whole mating and laying process is more like six months. Yes i definitely care about her health and appreciate your concern. Thanx
Stephen

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

I understand what you are saying about the "four months" , chameleons ontario.
In actuality , after checking my dates, the whole mating and laying process is more like six months. Yes i definitely care about her health and appreciate your concern. Thanx
Stephen

That should only be done over a 12 months period. You're going to burn that poor female out and shorten her lifespan by a far margin breeding her that way. I only make this statement because it's very obvious you're looking out for your pocket books best interest rather then the poor females well being.

Give her a long and well deserved break...

 

[Dez]

Is it harder for a female to lay fertile eggs than it is to lay infertile eggs?

I read that a female panther will make eggs and lay, infertile or not, approximately every 45 days.