Hi guys,
I'm new here. I signed up to seek help.
I have been incubating some eggs from my geckos. The first baby that hatched out... well, he didn't quite. The egg dimpled, and he pipped, but it seemed like he rolled over and died in the egg. Additionally, it appeared as though he didn't absorb his yolk sac at all.
The pairing is a high yellow x blizzard, so I was expecting all normals het blizzard, provided the male didn't have some hidden genes... but this baby was white with pale patterning. I figured he was underdeveloped and that it was a fluke.
Fast forward to this evening. Same thing happened, except this baby was clearly a normal. Dimpled, pipped, rolled over and died. Yolk sac un-absorbed and still attached.
The first egg was solo (it's clutchmate was not fertilized and was tossed). This egg was not. It's clutchmate is in there looking plump and healthy (as this one did), and I'm assuming it will pip tonight... I'm afraid to see another lost baby.
There are 2 more eggs which were laid a few weeks ago. They are fertilized and healthy thus far. I'm worried I've done something wrong. They candled yellowish the first day but they have veins and are pinkish now.
The eggs are in perlite inside a sandwich container, in a small sterilite tub, the humidity is fine. The temps stay inbetween the 85-90 (but have once dropped below but not for long). Was it that temp drop that would have done it? could it just be that they are bad eggs, or that the mum isn't a good breeder?
Full disclosure: These are pet store geckos, and I chose to breed them only once to make sure I am good to go in terms of incubating more complicated eggs. I made sure I had homes prior to incubating, and those that did not go to homes would stay as housepets for myself and/or my mother who is quite fond of the little geckos as well. So these are not high class top grade geckos or anything... but they are healthy and plump, eating well, pooping well, shedding well, doing everything well... so I felt confident in allowing breeding. It was to be a one time thing with this pair (was considering further on down the road getting some higher end morphs from breeders and actually working with some in a more advanced manner in terms of genetics).
If you can offer any advice, please do. I'm devastated to see these babies die like this, and i want to do everything I can to keep it from happening to the last few eggs.
I'm new here. I signed up to seek help.
I have been incubating some eggs from my geckos. The first baby that hatched out... well, he didn't quite. The egg dimpled, and he pipped, but it seemed like he rolled over and died in the egg. Additionally, it appeared as though he didn't absorb his yolk sac at all.
The pairing is a high yellow x blizzard, so I was expecting all normals het blizzard, provided the male didn't have some hidden genes... but this baby was white with pale patterning. I figured he was underdeveloped and that it was a fluke.
Fast forward to this evening. Same thing happened, except this baby was clearly a normal. Dimpled, pipped, rolled over and died. Yolk sac un-absorbed and still attached.
The first egg was solo (it's clutchmate was not fertilized and was tossed). This egg was not. It's clutchmate is in there looking plump and healthy (as this one did), and I'm assuming it will pip tonight... I'm afraid to see another lost baby.
There are 2 more eggs which were laid a few weeks ago. They are fertilized and healthy thus far. I'm worried I've done something wrong. They candled yellowish the first day but they have veins and are pinkish now.
The eggs are in perlite inside a sandwich container, in a small sterilite tub, the humidity is fine. The temps stay inbetween the 85-90 (but have once dropped below but not for long). Was it that temp drop that would have done it? could it just be that they are bad eggs, or that the mum isn't a good breeder?
Full disclosure: These are pet store geckos, and I chose to breed them only once to make sure I am good to go in terms of incubating more complicated eggs. I made sure I had homes prior to incubating, and those that did not go to homes would stay as housepets for myself and/or my mother who is quite fond of the little geckos as well. So these are not high class top grade geckos or anything... but they are healthy and plump, eating well, pooping well, shedding well, doing everything well... so I felt confident in allowing breeding. It was to be a one time thing with this pair (was considering further on down the road getting some higher end morphs from breeders and actually working with some in a more advanced manner in terms of genetics).
If you can offer any advice, please do. I'm devastated to see these babies die like this, and i want to do everything I can to keep it from happening to the last few eggs.
