Pip or not to pip? Leave be?*Please reply*

[Stitchex]

In the other thread, I said that there was some white stuff on my only fertile egg of the season, and the egg was very soft. It's been almost three hours since I saw the white spot, and it may be sweat, but I don't know. I'm incubating at 83-84 at day 65. Please tell me what I should do, here's a picture of the egg in question showing the white "sweat"?

It's on the top left hand corner of the egg...should I just wait it out?

 

[acpart]

It could possibly be mold?

Aliza

 

[Stitchex]

I don't think so..it doesn't look like mold to me.

 

[Halley]

I would wait, and just see what happenes.

 

[PacHerp]

just let nature run its course... it'll hatch when it is ready.

 

[Stitchex]

Thank you! I read somewhere that when the egg starts to get soft, it's getting ready to hatch. This egg is soft..is that good?

 

[bitterbeauty]

Leave it alone until it starts to smell to be on the safe side.

 

[Stitchex]

Thanks Tiffany:main_thumbsup:. I'll just let nature work its wonders then. The egg is still soft, but it seems to have swelled quite a bit. Does this mean it's getting ready to hatch?

 

[goReptiles]

Like I told you yesterday, just leave it be. Usually you'll see tremendous swelling the week prior to the egg hatching, sometimes a few days prior.

 

[supperl]

you would see if it has gone bad.

 

[Stitchex]

Thanks Whitney, I'll do that. It's swelled, yep. Day 66, all's good. Thorsten, would it deflate or smell bad?

 

[Ccrashca069]

Just leave them alone Mary. They will hatch when they are ready.

 

[Stitchex]

Thanks John =)

 

[Ccrashca069]

I just had a feeling you were going to log in and post something about them

Let me guess, You are running around like a chicken with its head cut off waiting for them to hatch............:main_laugh:

 

[Stitchex]

Lol I actually just found something to keep me occupied while she's taking her sweet time. Movies! Maybe if I fall asleep and wake up in the morning she'll finally have hatched...hmm...

 

[Stitchex]

Day 67 and still no hatchling...I'm thinking of letting it two or three more days before I consider it dead, but I'll still keep it in the container.

 

[rubym]

Remember there are cases of the extremes. We read the books and know what should happen but nature doesn'e always go by the books. Best wishes.

 

[Stitchex]

I know, thanks Rubym!

 

[Stitchex]

 

[fallen_angel]

The egg looks very good still.. man, I know how hard it is to have to wait, but just keep watching some movies and being patient Good luck and best wishes too!!