Taking so long to hatch!

[ZacharyLeesWife]

She laid on the 15th of November and the babies still haven't hatched. I did raise the incubating temp to 80. The blood vessels are incredibly visible, I've only lost a few but it's really clear when the egg goes bad. I'm totally new at this so maybe my lizard people can look at the pics and let me know if they're on the right track! The green tint is water based marker, BTW. I read that they'll die if they get moved around so I marked the tops.

 

[kinyonga]

Is this your first batch?
Veileds?

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

Is this your first batch?

It is! I've never incubated anything except hawk moths. I'm worried sick about them.

 

[kinyonga]

Are they veiled eggs?

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

Are they veiled eggs?

Yep, they're from my Little foot and Dilly bean.

 

[kinyonga]

I don't usually incubate them at such a high temperature. I keep them at 74F or so...and at that temperature they took close to eight months.
Are they growing? They look a little yellow to me but it could just be the photo.

 

[kinyonga]

When they're getting close to hatching they should start to shrink and sweat.

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

I don't usually incubate them at such a high temperature. I keep them at 74F or so...and at that temperature they took close to eight months.
Are they growing? They look a little yellow to me but it could just be the photo.

They're definitely growing, they've nearly doubled in size. You are right about the yellow tint, they went from bright white to almost transparent pinkish and then to a slight yellow. Some are starting to get bright white patches...

 

[kinyonga]

How long ago did you raise the temperature?

 

[kinyonga]

Differences in the incubation can affect the hatch date.
You likely know that?

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

Just a few days ago, should I drop it back down to 75?

 

[kinyonga]

I'm not sure what to tell you on that. I've never done that and I don't know if it will cause a problem or not.
People do incubate at 80F and the eggs hatch in about 160 days...so hopefully it should be OK.

 

[Fireborn]

Mine took 9 months to hatch.

 

[Jnuman85]

Ive got Panthers sitting at the beginning of 8 months now... the wait is real!

 

[Angelwolf]

Apparently, I have been watching the wrong thread! I'm still anxious to find out what is happening with our little ones!

 

[Angelwolf]

Ok. Knock another month off the list! (It's been 8 months, now, right?) How are the eggs? Are they showing any signs of hatching at all? I assume they are all still healthy? I'm really, REALLY, dying over here!! I want to get one of those little babies so badly! I have all of the supplies I need. Now I just need a baby to put into the mix!

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

@Angelwolf They're still coming along. Just so damn slowly! Sorry I haven't been around much, I've had a ton going on. I'm not ZacharyLeesWife anymore, me and my entire herd of lizards just got settled in our new place.

 

[Angelwolf]

Oh wow! I'm sorry? or maybe, Good for you? I don't know the circumstances, but I do wish you the best of luck! Where are you at now? Same area? I hope you don't mind me being nosy. And if you don't want to share details, I understand. Thanks for giving me an update on the eggs. I really can't wait for this road trip, and I'm super excited to meet you! i hope all continues to go well for you!

 

[ZacharyLeesWife]

It's definitely a good thing for me and it was a very long time in coming. I'm still in The Baltimore area, and still waiting for these darn babies!

 

[Nursemaia]

Wow, I guess you should change your name to ZacharyLeesExWife. Congratulations, I guess. Sorry to hear you've been going through a bunch of stuff though. You're not far from me at all. I work in Elkton and I'm looking to move to Maryland soon.