SCARED TO DEATH NEED ADVICE

[Anakan2]

I have a clutch that was laid on 4-13 and has been incubating at approx 84 degrees. The eggs were stuck together and I chose to leave them that way because they seemed super healthy and SUPER stuck. Now, one egg has deflated and while it candles pink, it is sad looking. The other looks okay and all the while looked fantastic but is now starting to look a tad tired. (the egg shell itself is a tiny bit bumpy or wrinkly. not dented per se, just old looking) I need to cut them apart but am so chicken. I am so afraid that the bad egg is going to start affecting the good one and it should be hatching sometime soon. I don't want to lose the good one. It candles great, pink, and can see the little outline of the baby. Help, what should I do? If I should cut them apart, is there a technique anyone can share?
Jenny

 

[KelliH]

Personally I never cut them apart when one starts to go bad. If the other egg is good and fertile it really should not have an effect on it, especially if it's in the very last days of incubation.

 

[Quantumhigh]

From what Ive read surfing the forums is the eggs stuck together isnt a big deal they can both hatch still no problem. Careful candling the eggs at full term. You can scared the embros and cause it to tear the blood veins within the egg from what Ive read.

Ive heard of eggs hatching no problem with alittle mold and the denting seems to be a normal thing when there around to hatch. Iam no pro and might be comlpetely wrong tho.

Main thing is just be cool if they hatch they hatch, wish you the best.

 

[SFgeckos]

Just leave them alone. They might be ready to hatch? If the temperatures are around 84F, it would be 50-55 days.

 

[Anakan2]

thanks guys. I so appreciate all advise. I will leave them alone. I don't think the one is still alive even though it candles pink. I hope i am wrong but it is bad looking. The other is okay looking. Not terrific but still okay, I hope. I am glad I didn't separate them. I would hate to injury the one that might be okay and would really hate to kill one that I thought was no longer alive. That would be horrific. Whatever happens I will be certain to let everyone know.
Jen

 

[CREATIVE GECKO]

Personally I never cut them apart when one starts to go bad. If the other egg is good and fertile it really should not have an effect on it, especially if it's in the very last days of incubation.

+1 Ive had many eggs stick together and hatch.also Ive had a super moldy egg attached to the other egg and the good one still hatched no problem ...so i wouldn't trip

 

[Anakan2]

Just for the sake of completeness, I thought I should inform everyone. Both eggs failed. I am certain that it had to do not with the conjoinedness (is that a word>) of the eggs but of other cirumstances. (temps, the female gecko etc)
thanks!
Jen