"Turning" the eggs

[nats]

Okay, so I havent done much research yet, but I read somewhere that you should never turn the eggs. You should remove them from the nest and place them in the incubator exactly as they where laying.
Is this true?

 

[RepBex]

Very true if the eggs are turned it will be killed

some people mark the eggs with a pen so they know which way they go

 

[Halley]

Yup, don't turn those puppies

 

[nats]

What do you mark the eggs with?
Wouldnt ink go through the shell?

 

[Crazygecko]

Most breeders here I believe use a fine point sharpy to mark the top of the egg so they can tell what way goes up and to tell what morph or parents it came from.

 

[supperl]

Yeah Sharpies are what most ppl here use. I will get some from a friend to Germany as I´´m not sure if the pen I used was realy a good idea....
I´´ve seen written mom and dad on the egg(like MSS*Raptor) with the sharpies and it seems like it´s no problem.
BTW if I´´m not wrong I´´ve read that you can turn eggs in end of the incubating without a dying gecko but I wouldn´´t test it with mine and their is no reason to test this for anyone else *G*

 

[fallen_angel]

We had some eggs that got turned (5 total) and two were very close to hatching during the time it happened.. the reason they got turned was from a baby that hatched and was running around inside the container, digging up the other eggs.. but anyway, only 3 of the 5 eggs made it, the two that died were the two that were closest to hatching

 

[Chicagocrestedgeckos]

The kids knocked over the incubator and all of the eggs were turned over inside their cup. We had five eggs in there at the time and 3 hatched and the other 2 are not set to hatch for 3 more weeks. So, Good luck

 

[thegeckoguy]

i think if they accidentally get turned within 24hrs of being laid its alright.

 

[thekooliest]

They would drown in their liquids if turned.