Samba and Salsa
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I checked on my veiled eggs today and my initial thought was that I lost one because the egg looked a little shriveled. Upon closer inspection, I see slit marks in the end of it. I'm hoping that means it's hatching! This is my first clutch - she laid 23 eggs, we lost one already so we now have 22. I'm not sure all will hatch. When I candled them a while back, I didn't see anything (except for a few veins) in some of them. The eggs are several different sizes and colors which I found strange. My guess was that one of the larger eggs would hatch first, but the one with the slits is a smaller one.
How long does it take for a baby to come out once the egg has been slit?
The eggs were laid on 1/18/10 so they are just shy of 7 months. Here are a couple of pics. The first one shows the one I hope is hatching. (photo taken today) and the second shot is from a couple weeks ago.
Thoughts? Advice?
How long does it take for a baby to come out once the egg has been slit?
The eggs were laid on 1/18/10 so they are just shy of 7 months. Here are a couple of pics. The first one shows the one I hope is hatching. (photo taken today) and the second shot is from a couple weeks ago.
Thoughts? Advice?