What in the world????

[Sarah B]

I found three eggs while cleaning the enclosure tonight because it was too moist. I still need those hydroballs and mesh so I'll be tearing apart the poor little things enclosure again in a few days,..which Im thinking may be a good idea in case I find more eggs. But anyways, these eggs were PINK when I found them. Now they are orange. Almost brown. And this is only 1 hour later. Someone please explain!!!

 

[VeiledChams]

Maybe you turned them and they have now gone bad because the embryo cannot get oxygen from the bubble that naturally forms at the top of the egg?

I dont know really.. just a possibility

 

[Sarah B]

But they'd change from pink to brown in less than an hour?? I thought it took weeks for an egg to go bad and change color!!!

 

[Sarah B]

And...I only turned 1. By Accident. The other two weren't turned at all.

 

[VeiledChams]

I have no clue. The other thing is the color of the soil they were dug in. Could be a chemical reaction that "oxidized" the shell of the egg?

 

[allencg101]

when you remove the eggs and put them in an incubating bin place and lay them exactly how you took them out. cause if you don't that can cause problems and kill the little angels.

 

[Sarah B]

yea, but I did. and just like I said in the first post, they were already pink to begin with. Thought they were supposed to be white?

 

[Ekaj13]

when you remove the eggs and put them in an incubating bin place and lay them exactly how you took them out. cause if you don't that can cause problems and kill the little angels.

I don't believe this is true, of newly laid eggs anyway.

It looks like the eggs may have been bad to begin with.

 

[fluxlizard]

when you remove the eggs and put them in an incubating bin place and lay them exactly how you took them out. cause if you don't that can cause problems and kill the little angels.

Maybe you turned them and they have now gone bad because the embryo cannot get oxygen from the bubble that naturally forms at the top of the egg?

I dont know really.. just a possibility

Yah- that's an old myth that isn't really true at all.

Heck, I've accidentally dropped incubation containers of eggs well into development and messed them up to the point where I had to re-set everything because they were rolled and tumbled and the substrate piled, yet the eggs were fine.

I'm not saying it's a good idea, but rolling the eggs is not the problem here, and probably never a problem when they are first laid.

yea, but I did. and just like I said in the first post, they were already pink to begin with. Thought they were supposed to be white?

Yes they were.

It looks to me from the photos 2 problems were going on-

Firstly- from the pics and your description the shells are not very well calcified. The female needs either more calcium or usable vit d3 via light and/or supplement.

Secondly the eggs were or are sitting in substrate that was or is too moist.

 

[Sarah B]

Im not sure if I mentioned it yet but the eggs have healthy pink veins in them. SO yay! I've actually come across some more pics of people with pygmy eggs in vermiculite, and there are others whose eggs were the same color. I hope the babies turn out ok though, if it was a problem with her calcium levels..?

 

[Trundy]

Congrats on the eggs.....

If you are looking to pick up hydroton.... I will suggest avoiding paying inflated prices at pet stores..... Google a hydroponics shop near you.... they will dell a big 50liter bag fairly cheap... or most places will sell them.in smaller quantity as well..... and screen is cheap at lowes/home depot.

 

[BocaJan]

I find pygmy eggs difficult. I have had a lot of eggs, but only 3 have ever hatched. Just let them be and see what happens. Unless they mold and turn nasty there is always a chance they will hatch.

I just love my brevs and have given up with caring if I ever get babies. I figure this way if I get some I can cheer, if I don't I won't be disappointed.