Thread: Sulcata Egg
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Old 16-04-2016, 03:29 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by ahdumhk View Post
My friend's sulcata lay some eggs recently. They have a pair of sulcata and mating almost everyday.

Can anyone tell me whether the eggs are fertile or not. The photo was taken after 4 days of laying

I cant even tell whether its chalk up or not






I think they need to be left a little longer before you will be certain if they are fertile or not.
When you shine the light through, you should be able to see pinky/red veins. Its better when the light is shone through on the top.
The only way to really know if they have chalked up (they do look sort of chalky) is seeing the colour from hatching. As they do have a really pink tinge to the egg, then you can see they change to a chalky colour.
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