THIS EGG HAS TRIPLED IN SIZE!??

[Imperial Geckos]

So i have have this African Fat Tail egg incubating since 8/30/10 @ 84'F. It is about to hatch soon, so i peak in the cup to check on the egg, and it is HUGE (its hard to tell the size difference with the picture i posted)!!! At first I though "twins??" ...I candled it, it still is fertile and I only see on gecko in their.

Has this ever happened to anyone? Does anyone know why this happens?

 

[latshki]

this happened to a clutch of leo eggs in the spring, except they were laid big and out came two HUGE geckos
came out the size of a 2 week old gecko, but they dont seem to be growing much bigger then their brothers

 

[SMH]

nice!
Keep us updated!

 

[Imperial Geckos]

I will post pictures once it hatches. I was also told that eggs grow like this because the pressure become high inside..hopefully that wont effect the gecko..

 

[gixxer3420]

Ive had leopard gecko eggs and dragon eggs do this before and they all hatched out healthy babies. Keep us posted when it hatches.

 

[tlbowling]

Maybe it'll be the first MONSTER fatty!

 

[UnicornSpirit]

I think Godzilla somehow snuck an egg into your incubator. :O

 

[Imperial Geckos]

unfortunately the hatchling inside was dead

 

[bebetee]

unfortunately the hatchling inside was dead

OH no =( what happend ? ..was it not hatching and you tried to help it out?

 

[Imperial Geckos]

when incubating fat tail eggs for female 60 days is usually the longest they will be in there..any longer and, for the most part, something has gone bad...today is day 67 and the egg started deflating and sweating (which is never a good sign in my case with fat tail eggs)...so i cut it open..and i found a half way developed dead gecko.

 

[bebetee]

Aww.. I'm sorry to hear that! =( good luck on your other eggs

 

[tlbowling]

Im sorry too Alex