why turning transparent?

[boutiquegecko]

I have 2 eggs that are fertile (the ones that had been stuck together) that are turning transparent now. The one is almost all transparent and the other is about half (on the bottom). It's really weird to look at them and see half chalk half veins. The leos are in there-you can sort of see the one in the transparent on if you look close . I thought maybe they died or something, but if you penlight them they move. Has this happened to anyone? Sorry they're slightly blurry.

 

[BalloonzForU]

At what temp are you incubating, and how long have they been in there?

It's poss that what you are seeing is them sweating and about to hatch?

 

[boutiquegecko]

It's been about 46 days at 83/84. But they started turning like this about a week ago, the trasnparent are just keeps getting larger. None of my eggs have ever done this that I noticed. They stopped being hard about the same time and are more soft, that's why I thought something was wrong.

 

[BalloonzForU]

If there is something wrong it could be too much moisture in the egg containter, really can't see how moist your perlite is in there with the blur. But I've had an egg or two do this with hatchlings coming out just fine. Now if the color had changed to more of a yellow and you didn't see the hatchling moving inside, I'd say the egg has gone bad.

 

[Franks_Geckos]

I have seen this before once and I have one that is getting sort of transparent just like that one now. The last one that did that (last season)hatched within 2 days of getting like that.... and the one that is doing it for me now is at 45 days incubation todays and and is supposed to hatch this weekend. Cross your fingers.

 

[BalloonzForU]

I have seen this before once and I have one that is getting sort of transparent just like that one now. The last one that did that (last season)hatched within 2 days of getting like that.... and the one that is doing it for me now is at 45 days incubation todays and and is supposed to hatch this weekend. Cross your fingers.

I agree it could be just getting ready to hatch! Keep us updated!!!

 

[NaughtyDawg]

I have seen this with my beardie eggs before and I believe it to be due to a calcium deficiency. The eggs all hatched, but I had a problem with a couple of small ones. Just kept dusting their food and extra uvb/uva lighting and they were all right.

Not sure if this is same with leos as I have not seen it in my leos. Good luck