Hi all, I just wanted to let folks know that with applying water on a paintbrush, these eggs did plump up and were fine. The one egg that I didn't ruin hatched a couple days ago -- that's 90 days!! The baby has perked up and started hunting crickets ;-)
Melody Doug Johnston wrote: > > I agree with Neal. I haven't had a lot of success with partially desiccated > eggs, but I agree... never toss them until they are molded or totally dried > up! > > Early for Rhac eggs??? Mine lay pretty much year round, even if they do slow > down somewhat during the winter. I've already got my first 4 hatchlings this > year with 10 more eggs in the incubator and at least one female imminently > gravid! Plus the 4 juvies that hatched November/December last year. And most > of those eggs are from a single 1.2 group. I'm not as successful finding the > eggs from the other 1.2 group! I may need to try and create a laying site > rather than letting them just dig in the substrate. Any suggestions on > that??? > > Neal Grant wrote: > > > Hi Melody, > > > > "Dents" are almost always a sign of dessication. In other words, the egg > > has lost moisture to the environment. If caught early on, and placed in > > a humid environment, the dent will usually fill out as the egg "pulls" > > moisture back in. If the dent doesn't "fill in" within a day or two, I > > would say it probably passed the critical point, and may not hatch, but > > don't toss them unless you're absolutely sure! (and wait for a few other > > listers to chime in, I am far from expert at this!) > > > > Wow, pretty early for Rhac eggs, good for you! I guess I should start > > rooting around in my tank! > > > > Hope this helps, and good luck! > > > > Regards, > > > > Neal Grant > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Melody Hartley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:38 AM > > To: Geckos > > Subject: [gecko]Rhac ciliatus eggs > > > > Hi all, > > > > I recently got my first eggs of the season from my ciliatus pair. I > > found them the morning after the female laid, and set them up like I do > > Phelsuma, except not in the incubator. I hatched a couple last year, > > but did not find them very fast, so I don't have experience with *fresh* > > eggs. The eggs both have a lengthwise dent in them -- is this normal? > > If not, what should I do? > > > > Thanks, > > Melody > > > > -- > > HeartSong Sanctuary - mostly for Asian turtles > > http://home.netcom.com/~mhartley/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Global Gecko Association > > http://www.gekkota.com > > Classifieds > > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > > gecko mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > _______________________________________________ > > Global Gecko Association > > http://www.gekkota.com > > Classifieds > > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > > gecko mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > -- > Doug Johnston > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/scubadug > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko -- HeartSong Sanctuary - mostly for Asian turtles http://home.netcom.com/~mhartley/ _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
