*URGENT* HELP!!

[tyler19]

*sorry for any typos, ill be typing this quickly*

So I woke up this morning to the scratching noises of my female around the tank ( reptile carpet) and i got up and squatted down to the tank and BAM there are 2 eggs chillin there. I dont know what to do, i thought i did but i dont! one of them looks more deflated than the other but neither are "full" or plump. and my female....does not want me near them! WHAT do i di? I know to mark them right side up but are they even fertile? would a picture of them help? I have a tupperwear container about 9 inches long and 4 deep to use and a heat lamp, will this even work? I at least want to give it a shot. HELP!!!!!!

 

[Zynx_Keekeio]

oKay depending on when she layed them give it like 6hrs I believe before you say they are infertile, if fertile they will eventally pop up, candeling at this point won't do anything either becuase if it's infertile or not it will still show all yellow not pink

other than that, stick them in a box of moist potting soil or vermiculite which ever you can get a hold of first, mist it down good (their is a certian ratio but I haven't bred yet so I don't know)

then stick the egg in their, place that container in another container that has sad in it with a heating pad (sad heats up really well and holds the heat but make sure it's not with the eggs or touching the eggs, the eggs should be in their own inclosed box inside this box) then check your temps and wait

 

[Mel&Keith]

Had she been bred or are they just infertile eggs? I would take her out of the tank then mark the eggs and remove them to an egg container for the incubator. Fertile eggs look squishy and deflated right when they're laid. It usually takes a little while for them to plump up.

 

[AntMan612]

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Try this:

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/incubate-eggs.htm

It seems to work very successfully for a lot of GF members. Let us know if you have any questions.

 

[tyler19]

the eggs were not fertile or i did something wrong. when i got back from buying everything i needed the eggs were yellow instead of white. she should lay more right?

 

[RepGurl]

If you go to the breeding and incubation forums and search you will find so much info on all this you will be a pro (or as close as you can be without having done it), and AFTER you have gotten some info then try to breed your female. It is not fair to put her through the stress of breeding without having done the homework to take proper care of the eggs. I wish you the best of luck (please dont think Im yelling at you), the next eggs wont be far away.

 

[tyler19]

im sorry i just got them about 3 weeks ago from a woman whose son didnt want them anymore and they have been together since they were babies and shr told me they were both females...although one is clearly male. they are best friends. they sleep together come out and explore and follow eachother, eat together sleep in the moist hide together climb on their drift wood together so I didnt know I was stressing her out by leaving her in there. they seem so happy together that i never even thought to take them appart, i thought it would be mean i read up all day and did a lot fo research and i wrote this post earlier this morning so I have learned a lot and already have the incubator I made all set up with the tub, sand on the bottom with UTH and separate container for the eggs with vermiculite and the temps are correct.

 

[fallen_angel]

Eggs don't necessarily glow pink until after a few days. Fertile eggs will glow yellow at first.

Also, you mentioned a heat lamp. You need heat, but not direct lighting, as that can really hurt the eggs.

 

[Geck-O]

Check out this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrY614CgPG4

 

[crotaphytidae]

My sympathies on your stressful situation. It seems that you have already done some homework with the incubator and kudos for that. The first thing I'd like to mention is that pair being together. If the female is stressed being with the male you will know by behavior and also in overall healthy appearance. What I do when I introduce a female for the first time to a male is I keep a very close eye on her (observe every day) I weigh her before she goes in with the male and record that weight. Then after a few days I weigh her again if she is the same weight as the previous time I still monitor her, but if she has gained weight I don't worry anymore about her being stressed with that male. So as soon as I know she is gaining weight and holding it is when I know that they are compatable. Now if she begins to loose weight, even just 1 gram, then she is taken out and isolated until a further date. Some females eventually adjust to being in a group and others will never adjust so they stay solitary except to breed and that is all. If you don't have a weight scale, you can get them at Office Max, Office Depot, or any like store for weighing packages.

Now for the eggs, since she laid two now more are probably on the way, Put a moist hide (I use a 6 quart tupperware with a hole cut in the lid or on the side) in there with the egg laying media about an inch deep and keep this substrate moist. When she gets ready to lay the eggs the next time she will look a bit wider around the mide section closer to her hind legs than her front. With the lay box in the cage she will find it a suitable place to lay her eggs and this will also help keep her from becoming egg bound. A few days before she lays the eggs she will start to dig in the lay box and spend more time in there, this behavior tells you that it'll be sooner than later that the eggs will be laid. As soon as she lays the eggs she will look noticably different (She'll be much thinner, weigh her at this point as well to make sure she keeps healthy weight) and the egg laying media in the container will be mounded on top of the eggs (in my experiance the eggs are always laid towards the back of the container so there is always a slope going down from the back to the top). Remove the female from the container as she will still probably be in there and remove the lay box. Look from under the container through the plastic (another reason to use a tupperware, it has see through plastic for locating eggs) and locate the eggs in the container as the usually will lay them on the very bottom of the container, if you cannot find them assume they are in the middle of the mound she created. Next remove the substrate carefully so that you do not move or disturb the eggs to much. Once, located remove the eggs without rolling them, I.E. keeping up up and keeping down down, many breeders mark the eggs to help with this, and move them to a container which has been selected to be placed in the incubator and cook the eggs at the desired temperature and in a few months you should have some little ones running around.

I hope this explains the situation and is understandable to newcomers and experianced alike. Any other questions feel free to ask. Oh and good luck with the excitement to come!!:main_thumbsup: