Is this embryo dead? Your thoughts.
Hi guys As some of you will be aware I've had a few eggs recently and I've left them alone in the incubator. One of the first few eggs I candelled without lifting the egg I could see movement but it's day 43 but I cannot see anything. I feel the development has stopped and I fear the tortoise is dead inside. I've got the eggs at 31 degrees and humidity of 80% The other eggs appear fine and are at different stages. Im a bit nervous as these are my 1st eggs. I've attached picture for your opinions.
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It's hard to tell can you see any veins in it??.
I would leave it for a while yet as I have had them slow up b4 and even go a month over their hatch date |
Thanks for your reply Gordon. There are veins at the opposite side of the egg from where the embryo. Now it's just a dark blob in the bottom left of the egg.
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Gordon is the expert on here, but in my limited experience, I would say, wait and see what happens, if you see it get bigger, then it's probably alive and growing, and if it is you might see it move.
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Thanks Suze, I thank you for your reply. I've check this egg 2 times a week. you could clearly see it moving. It was always moving I noticed it stop moving about 5 days ago. I've not moved the egg fearing I'd interrupt the process.
Thanks Gordon. I will let nature take its course. 90 days wowzers |
Here is another eggs at same stage. This 1 looks more promising. http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2bgve1op.jpg
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Always leave eggs (unless they smell) until well passed hatching date.
This is for experience of looking at eggs and how they change. I did breeding tortoises for well over 25yrs and still had problems sometimes with guessing if eggs were fertile or not. But eggs chalking over is always a good sign. This is hard to tell until you have had a few clutches, as they change from a pinkish tone to white. I have had eggs go well passed hatching date, cracked them open only to find a large egg sac with the hatchling. Mostly I have managed to keep them going until the sac was absorbed, but some died. Its all a learning curve:0) |
thanks Sandy appreciate your input too.
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I always keep the eggs in an incubator for a really long time unless they are damaged or stinking. I don't have a clue if they look fertile or not and don't like to mess with them in case I cause a problem trying to work out if they are good or not!
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