eggs got mold

[Risingsungeckos]

i got 2 eggs from my leopard geckos and they are fertile but there is a lil mold on them what to do i dont know help me !!!!!!

 

[roger]

i got 2 eggs from my leopard geckos and they are fertile but there is a lil mold on them what to do i dont know help me !!!!!!

Either u have the incubation medium too damp or the egg is infertile and no good.What are u using for incubation medium?

 

[ajveachster]

When I had this issue I cleaned them off with a q-tip or cotton ball. Then I put a light coating of athlete's foot powder on them. This has helped to slow the mold growth long enough to prolong the integrity of the shell until the gecko was able to hatch. It doesn't work all the time, but has not caused any harm that I have noticed. I've really only had it work on eggs that were close to hatching as well. If it started to mold within the first couple weeks I've not been able to save the eggs.

 

[roger]

When I had this issue I cleaned them off with a q-tip or cotton ball. Then I put a light coating of athlete's foot powder on them. This has helped to slow the mold growth long enough to prolong the integrity of the shell until the gecko was able to hatch. It doesn't work all the time, but has not caused any harm that I have noticed. I've really only had it work on eggs that were close to hatching as well. If it started to mold within the first couple weeks I've not been able to save the eggs.

IMO you are actually doing harm by putting athletes foot on the egg.

 

[Gregg M]

I put a light coating of athlete's foot powder on them. This has helped to slow the mold growth long enough to prolong the integrity of the shell until the gecko was able to hatch. It doesn't work all the time, but has not caused any harm that I have noticed. I've really only had it work on eggs that were close to hatching as well. If it started to mold within the first couple weeks I've not been able to save the eggs.

When you coat an egg with powder, even a light coat, you cover the pores in the egg shell... This can and does decrease the oxygen intake and could actually kill the egg before the mold has a chance to...

The eggs that were close to hatching would have hatched out if you didnt put the powde on them...

A side note...
Humidity does not cause a healthy egg to grow mold... This is a major misconception... For example, the humidity level in an incubation container should be between 95 and 100% for most species... So if humidity caused mold to grow, all eggs incubating would be moldy...

The only time mold will grow is if the embryo inside is week or dead...

 

[ajveachster]

Thanks for your input guys. It was a method given to me by another breeder when I first started out. I would be interested as well what other breeders have found to work if anything. I am always willing to try a different method if it is better than something done in the past.