Candling Question

[egyptiandan64]

If it's a white area Sue on top of the egg, that's an air pocket. That develops as the tortoise pulls down the membrane from the egg as it gets close to hatching. When I'm talking bubbles, I'm talking trapped gas and they move if you move the egg.

Danny

[piglet]

Yellowfoot eggs showing airspaces on eggs at end of incubation,one at the top other at the side





Infertile hermans eggs showing air bubbles on the top and again side






Infertile hermans egg showing sucken egg yolk and air bubbles

Originally Posted by egyptiandan64

If it's a white area Sue on top of the egg, that's an air pocket. That develops as the tortoise pulls down the membrane from the egg as it gets close to hatching. When I'm talking bubbles, I'm talking trapped gas and they move if you move the egg.

Danny

Never seen m oving bubbles. I did notice a while back though you were talking about bubbles developing towards the end and someone commented they had dead in shell babies. It sounded from your description that you this is what you meant. I do hope no-one threw their eggs out at this point

[quote="piglet"]Yellowfoot eggs showing airspaces on eggs at end of incubation,one at the top other at the side






That's much clearer thank you Darren. I was getting a bit worried there about people taking descriptions the wrong way. I've still not seen the air bubbles in infertile eggs though, my eyes must not be geared to that LOL

[piglet]

Sue I have rarely seen air bubbles myself but on occasion they do appear.
Always in my opinion its best to allow incubation to go through to full term rather than make rash quesses

D

Exactly, mine stay there till they explode or stink or go green

I remember when Martin had some of his eggs in your incubator because he didnt have one set up or whatever and they stunk your front room out Sue LOL

'orrible or what Josh