dumb or just stupid eggs???

[laurie]

I had a clutch of veiled eggs laid on 8/5/08. The six months time period was 2/5/09.Several of the eggs have gone bad, all of them look sort of clearish. For the last week several of them have been sweating but there is no action. I tried candleing but can tell nothing. Should I just let them be? They are on a shelf in the closet of my reptile room. Day temps70 to 76, night temps 70 to 67. Should I toss them or just keep checking them each day? I have since purchase an incubator, should I put them in it? They are driving me nuts as I have never had veiled eggs before and getting ready for 40 babies and them not showing up is a lesson is hair pulling. Any ideas??????????

 

[Chameleonboy]

NO don't throw them away. Just wait it out soon you will have cute little babies running around all over the place. Be very exited to spend a lot of money very soon if they hatch.

-Clemonde

 

[laurie]

NO don't throw them away. Just wait it out soon you will have cute little babies running around all over the place. Be very exited to spend a lot of money very soon if they hatch.

-Clemonde

I am even ready to spend the money, I just want the little devils to hatch.

 

[Jamiehelm]

We just had a batch of panthers hatch a couple weeks ago and it took them close to a year to finally start hatching which is a very long time. We only lost 2 out of a clutch of 18 and they are all alive and well! I know how extremely frustrating it is waiting and waiting and waiting. We were expecting by 9 months to have little babies running around and then finally at a year one little guy popped out. I know veileds have a shorter incubation that panthers but i definitely wouldn't give up! it is so rewarding to see your first little baby I really hope they start hatching for you! For whatever its worth try and be patient even tho it seems impossible... i totally understand what your feeling!

 

[Brad Ramsey]

It sounds right on track to me.
The "windows" on veiled eggs happen in the last month or so of incubation and if some are sweating you're nearly there.
I think you may have up to a month left, they might not all hatch at once.
I have some eggs (not from my veileds) that were laid on 7-02-08 and the first one just emerged on Wednesday.

-Brad

 

[amiller82]

Yes, I agree do not give up. My current clutch layed on 6/9 just began hatching yesterday 2/5...nearly 9 months to the day! The clutch before this one from a different female also went exactly 9 months. I was told that if you end up wasting a few fruit fly cultures, you are doing it right. Be prepared, but be patient.

Good luck.

 

[summoner12]

i've got a clutch in the oven... laid 1.2.09 Just before the Pomona show.... time keeps ticking, ticking ticking away... time time time... ticking ticking ticking away.....

 

[laurie]

Thanks all of you, I just really wish I knew IF hey are going to hatch. The waiting is just killing me! I has been a while but I don't think it was this hard waiting for my daughter to "hatch", but then I was pretty sure she would hatch. Oh well I may just take up biting my nails (ugh)

i've got a clutch in the oven... laid 1.2.09 Just before the Pomona show.... time keeps ticking, ticking ticking away... time time time... ticking ticking ticking away.....

Kevin that is great but I think I have a dead battery and the clock has stopped!!

 

[summoner12]

Kevin that is great but I think I have a dead battery and the clock has stopped!!

You didn't buy a Duracell did you?

Just give it some time, they'll pop out.