To Pip or not to Pip that is the question

[Sammag]

As the title suggests should I pip this egg? 53 days have passed since being layed incubated at a near constant 82 degrees.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

No. Be patient. It's not overdue.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

Don't pip. I personally never pip.

 

[geckogirl3]

Pip??? what is that

 

[Adinar]

Break open the egg before it hatches on it's own. Alot of times when it gets to that point the baby inside is already dead but either way too weak to hatch.

 

[geckogirl3]

ok

 

[Retribution Reptiles]

Our general rule of thumb is Mold or day 70 for 82 degrees. Whichever comes first, but, a little mold isn't a bad thing most of the time. You can always smell it as well. If it smells like death then it normally is dead.

 

[geckogirl3]

my 52 day old egg incubated at 82 degrees. it has white specs on it and it smells. but i can see the gecko pulsing in the egg. what should i do??

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Leave it alone and let it hatch.

 

[geckogirl3]

ok i will

 

[geckogirl3]

1 more thing. i forgot to say i raised the temp to 87 degrees after 3 weeks