How long would it take for an egg to..

[Geckos4Life<3]

How long would it take for an infertile egg to go 'off' or mouldy? I have 2 little Leo eggs left and one of very large and round although the other is very collapsed. They have no sign of being mouldy. I candled them last night and there were no signs of veins They have been in the incubator since the 29th May and I've been incubating them at 82-85'F. They were supposed to hatch a few days ago. But why haven't they went mouldy or anything? I'm confused? I'm a bit of a noob yes, but I've hatched all of my other Leo eggs and a lot of Cave Gecko eggs too! Best experience ever! But why haven't they went mouldy or anything seeing as there's no veins? Do Leo eggs even go mouldy? Yea? I've never had a mouldy egg just, and it's my first year and I've hatched over 25 geckos.. But yea, any help would be great. I bet you are all thinking, 'what a noob...'
Sorry if I seem really stupid..


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[Russellm0704]

Some infertile eggs mold and other infertile eggs continue to grow due to the mositure from the incubation medium. With me, the eggs that mold, mold in about 4-5 days after being laid. And the other infertile ones just grow until i break them and throw them out.

 

[Geckos4Life<3]

Some infertile eggs mold and other infertile eggs continue to grow due to the mositure from the incubation medium. With me, the eggs that mold, mold in about 4-5 days after being laid. And the other infertile ones just grow until i break them and throw them out.

Oh I see, thanks for letting me know!


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[Dimidiata]

If they have been in there that long and nothing shows up on the candling then imo, their duds.

 

[Russellm0704]

If they have been in there that long and nothing shows up on the candling then imo, their duds.

as this is true, i would stick with the incubate until you are sure method. there is no harm in incubating an infertile egg

 

[Geckos4Life<3]

as this is true, i would stick with the incubate until you are sure method. there is no harm in incubating an infertile egg

They were very soft and didn't feel like a fertile egg. There was no embryo or any veins at all to be seen unfortunately. One of them started to go a bit yukky..


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