Pygmy hatching question! Help!

[Julirs]

OK-one out of 4 eggs started sweating this morning, then started shrinking a few hours later. How long until a little pygmy starts to come out? Then-how long until the little pygmy starts eating?

 

[Chase]

I've heard of them eating right after they came out of the egg, but they still have an yoke sack. I would give the eggs maybe an hour or two before you see the babies start poking out.

 

[Trace]

How long until a little pygmy starts to come out?

A few hours to half a day. As long as their nose is poking out of the slit, don't worry about it, they will emerge.

how long until the little pygmy starts eating?

A day or two. They absorb the yolk sac first then it's never ending eating.

Congrats on your new hatchlings Juli.

Cheers,
t

 

[Julirs]

It has been sweating and shrinking since 9am this morning, and I don't see any slits in the egg. I am getting a little worried and to kick it all off the mother of this clutch died this afternoon.

 

[Chase]

So now you have 1.0 Pygmeleons????!?!?!?! Now you have to buy some or keep some of the babies! Lol sorry for your loss

 

[Chameleons Northwest]

Julirs, that is so weird about the mother passing away today. I am sorry for your loss. You work so hard with these guys. We have pygmys, too, but have not had any lay yet, so, I wish I could help you, but...Hopefully Trace will be back on soon.

 

[Julirs]

OK-still no hatching...here are the eggs....the one in the top right is the one sweating and shrinking....I am really worried.

 

[Julirs]

Well, the egg that was sweating and shrinking never pipped, and this went on for 35 hours so I figured (with some help from some great people) that I would try to help it out figuring it was dead. It was. The others have not started sweating yet, so I am hoping all is well with those guys. Here is a pic of the little nicely formed little one that did not make it...

Thanks again for everyone that helped-Trace, Chris, Kent! I appreciate you guys!

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Trace, Chris, and Kent ... hmmmm. You couldn't ask for much better help than that.
Sorry Juli ... how disappointing.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the rest!

-Brad

 

[joefarah]

I really hope the rest hatch and are healthy for you Juli

 

[Julirs]

I hope so too! Nothing else is sweating yet and they are at day 83ish. That seems to be at the latter end of their normal incubation times of 60-90 days. I want babies!

 

[Chase]

Day 83?!?!?!?! Thats really late! Keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[Tatooineboy]

Awe, best of luck!