Dented Egg

[gaz_morgz]

Just had a look at my 1 and only egg so far, it has a slight dent in the top and when i looked at the bottom an even bigger dent, is there anyway of restoring the shape or do i just leave and see if anything hatches.

 

[gators0204]

use the search function, there are plenty of post like this that will have the info you are looking for.

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

May very well have the substrate too dry. That's normally what happens. I'd wait and see. Doesn't look good though. How many days have you been incubating the egg?

 

[Ga_herps]

check out albey's site he has a great article on egg incubation and the right moisture level. Its been workin for me just fine. His website is in the site sponsors at the top of this forum.

 

[gaz_morgz]

About a week now, using vermiculite in a tub with holes in.

I know there is debate about which method to use, maybe gonna give the 'no holes' method a go with the next clutch

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

Yeah, it's probably too late. But you can try just a bit of water in the container. Make sure if you put in just a little bit more water, you don't get water on the eggs. Another thing you can try is a piece of damp paper towel over the top of the eggs. They may plump back up. But I would wait though and see what happens. If they definitely go bad, you can throw them out then.

 

[paintedlizards]

no! tape up the holes! I made that mistake! Tape up the holes, moisten a papertowel and put it on the dented egg. Cover. Remove the paper when it drys out ( mine took 2 days) 2 days later the egg looked GREAT and is still cooking!

 

[Gregg M]

I have never put anything on a dented egg... I just leave them alone and they eventually fill out on their own...

Soon, there will be no more worries about humidity levels and ratios...

 

[GeckoGathering]

Learn from Searches

use the search function, there are plenty of post like this that will have the info you are looking for.

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[gaz_morgz]

YES..........
There is so much Great information to be found from using the Search function.
(At the top of every page.)
A lot of it from knowing forum people that have
experienced the problem and supplied the same answers numerous times.
Its like a vault of stored information waiting to be used.

Yeh didnt realise how to use it but figured it out now and found loads off threads with lots of different ways to try and fix it, cheers