someones advice...

[beeek0]

So I go to check on my crested gecko eggs (i have 7 incubating) and all of them but two have white mold on them... does that mean that they are all infertile? or should i wipe it off and put them back? two of the eggs are also dented everywhere.. IDK what this means... someone please help

 

[drcrossfire]

So I go to check on my crested gecko eggs (i have 7 incubating) and all of them but two have white mold on them... does that mean that they are all infertile? or should i wipe it off and put them back? two of the eggs are also dented everywhere.. IDK what this means... someone please help

probably infertile-- keep the ones that haven't caved in or yellowed though

 

[beeek0]

its weird because they had veins and were growing and started to develop but then they started to dent in real bad..

 

[Trillian]

I'll second that, the mould usually, but not always, means infertile eggs. The dented ones may just be dry, try carefully dampening the substrate. You coukd try carefully wiping the mould away and keep those eggs in a separate container for observation. Have you tried candling them? If they are fertile you will see a small red disc inside the egg, then veins later on. Mine have wiggly tails in them, hopefully some geckos attached to those tails, I'm so excited!

 

[drcrossfire]

if they had veins then your collapse may be due to low moisture. it may be possible to reinflate them... but you may want to reassess how you keep your eggs.

What do you use to keep them in?

 

[beeek0]

the moisture isnt an issue.. can it be too humid? I keep them inside a plastic tupper ware container with/without the lid from time to time.. the lid has 4 decent size holes on each corner and the container is inside a styofoam cooler I had bought from walmart..

 

[drcrossfire]

the moisture isnt an issue.. can it be too humid? I keep them inside a plastic tupper ware container with/without the lid from time to time.. the lid has 4 decent size holes on each corner and the container is inside a styofoam cooler I had bought from walmart..

what do you use for substrate? why do you keep removing the lid?

 

[Kate]

I had 2 leopard gecko eggs that started to show mould. They had been incubating for a while and apart from a slight mould looked good. I gently rinsed them without turning under the tap with warm water and they hatched the same week. If they start to cave in. if you cover with damp moss you might be able to save them. The humidity has to be just right to succeed.

 

[beeek0]

well it gets super humid and hot in the container over 80 degrees at times so i remove it to cool them down a bit.. and i use vermiculite.. but I will try to rinse them off and put some moss over them if the humidity gets low... its usually around 80% though

 

[Trillian]

Is there much fresh air in the cooler? Mine are in deli tubs in a kitchen cupboard. Try jbscresties.com fir incubation help, her videos are brilliant.