OMG Roxy has laid eggs - Page 2

Catwoman63 · 05-06-2015, 07:31 PM

I wanted to be home to watch the whole process suze, but had to go back to work, the first egg wasn't fully out when I had to leave her, so by the time I came home from work she had finished and filled the hole back up, it was a good job I spotted her doing it otherwise I would never have known!

You must be an old hand at all this now after 25 years lol

I have now marked the eggs and placed them carefully in a tub on top of vermiculite and back in the airing cupboard until tomorrow......excited much

x

emma_mcraf · 05-06-2015, 07:37 PM

How exciting and so unexpected, Bev! Bless Roxy, she must be feeling so tired. When Tabitha surprised me with her egg, I cleaned it off with a piece of damp kitchen towel and wiped it over with a dry piece to dry it. I'm afraid my experience is very limited but I can relate to the excitement and anxiety a surprise egg creates.
Good luck with the eggs. I'll keep everything crossed that they're fertile and Spart has been clever and had his wicked way without you knowing.

Catwoman63 · 05-06-2015, 07:57 PM

Thanks Emma, I'm all over the place at the moment with excitement, I said to my son ill treat us all to Chinese tonight as I'm going over there in a minute to watch a film with them, as I'm in a good mood, 2 bits of good news for me this week

x

Ill let you know how it goes with them x

emma_mcraf · 05-06-2015, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Catwoman63

Thanks Emma, I'm all over the place at the moment with excitement, I said to my son ill treat us all to Chinese tonight as I'm going over there in a minute to watch a film with them, as I'm in a good mood, 2 bits of good news for me this week

x

Ill let you know how it goes with them x

Well you deserve a third. They say things come in threes, so hopefully in a week's time the eggs will be chalking and looking fertile.
Enjoy your Chinese, Bev. You deserve it! xx

Suze65 · 05-06-2015, 09:00 PM

Enjoy your Chinese Bev 😀 x

Charlottealotoftorts · 05-06-2015, 10:37 PM

Congratulations, exciting stuff. Fingers crossed for little jelly beans appearing in those eggs! Xxx

alley cat · 05-06-2015, 11:22 PM

Three eggs is the average amount for a horsfield to lay, if she covered the hole it usually means she has finished,she may lay again in about a month.
I do wash mine as it makes it easier to candle them later on, I also weigh each one and log everything in a book, they get coded with a letter and number so I can tell at a glance which order they will hatch in, my logbook looks like this....

Gladys. Laid 1.5.15

Egg A1= 18g. Hatched 1.7.15. = 16g
Egg A2= 20g. Infertile
Egg A3= 19g. Hatched 3.7.15 = 17g

Wyannis · 05-06-2015, 11:34 PM

How exciting! Congratulations on the eggs. Here's hoping you get some beautiful babies.

burnt toast · 06-06-2015, 01:17 AM

How exciting Bev. I assumed it was one of your oldies till I thought again. I hooe the eggs are fertile, such an exciting experience. What sort of incubator have you got?

Catwoman63 · 06-06-2015, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by emma_mcraf

Well you deserve a third. They say things come in threes, so hopefully in a week's time the eggs will be chalking and looking fertile.
Enjoy your Chinese, Bev. You deserve it! xx

Thankyou Emma, I have no candling torch but have a normal torch and will try with that in a few weeks time x

05-06-2015, 07:31 PM	#11
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	I wanted to be home to watch the whole process suze, but had to go back to work, the first egg wasn't fully out when I had to leave her, so by the time I came home from work she had finished and filled the hole back up, it was a good job I spotted her doing it otherwise I would never have known! You must be an old hand at all this now after 25 years lol I have now marked the eggs and placed them carefully in a tub on top of vermiculite and back in the airing cupboard until tomorrow......excited much x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

05-06-2015, 07:37 PM	#12
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	How exciting and so unexpected, Bev! Bless Roxy, she must be feeling so tired. When Tabitha surprised me with her egg, I cleaned it off with a piece of damp kitchen towel and wiped it over with a dry piece to dry it. I'm afraid my experience is very limited but I can relate to the excitement and anxiety a surprise egg creates. Good luck with the eggs. I'll keep everything crossed that they're fertile and Spart has been clever and had his wicked way without you knowing. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

05-06-2015, 07:57 PM	#13
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Thanks Emma, I'm all over the place at the moment with excitement, I said to my son ill treat us all to Chinese tonight as I'm going over there in a minute to watch a film with them, as I'm in a good mood, 2 bits of good news for me this week x Ill let you know how it goes with them x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

05-06-2015, 09:00 PM	#15
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Enjoy your Chinese Bev 😀 x __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

05-06-2015, 10:37 PM	#16
Charlottealotoftorts Member Hatched Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 288	Congratulations, exciting stuff. Fingers crossed for little jelly beans appearing in those eggs! Xxx __________________ Charlottealotoftorts x Caretaker of;- 6 Hermanns Tortoises....Bowser, Yoshi, Koopa, Pom-Pom, Lemi and Huge Hefner (Heff) 3 Hinge-backs....Sherlock, Watson and Moriarty 1 Yellowfoot....Wilf 1 Cherryhead redfoot....Princess Peaches 2 Dogs....Bonnie (15), and Bailey (the mad rescue, who knows how old) 2 Corn Snakes....Tango and Dash 1 Leopard Gecko....Dave 1 Red bar panther chameleon....Pascal 3 Bantam hens....Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles

05-06-2015, 11:22 PM	#17
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Three eggs is the average amount for a horsfield to lay, if she covered the hole it usually means she has finished,she may lay again in about a month. I do wash mine as it makes it easier to candle them later on, I also weigh each one and log everything in a book, they get coded with a letter and number so I can tell at a glance which order they will hatch in, my logbook looks like this.... Gladys. Laid 1.5.15 Egg A1= 18g. Hatched 1.7.15. = 16g Egg A2= 20g. Infertile Egg A3= 19g. Hatched 3.7.15 = 17g

05-06-2015, 11:34 PM	#18
Wyannis Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: North East Scotland Posts: 501	How exciting! Congratulations on the eggs. Here's hoping you get some beautiful babies.

06-06-2015, 01:17 AM	#19
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	How exciting Bev. I assumed it was one of your oldies till I thought again. I hooe the eggs are fertile, such an exciting experience. What sort of incubator have you got?

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