My eggs, day 21

kazzie · 24-08-2011, 08:35 PM

Hi, these are my eggs, day 21, i am interested in your opinions, i know no 5 is empty, would be interested in how everyone think the others are doing. We have built a new enclosure for the, hopefully new hatchlings.

Thank you
Karen xx

kazzie · 24-08-2011, 08:36 PM

Sorry pictures are not great.

Helen M · 24-08-2011, 08:37 PM

I see babies

Except in number 5 but you may as well leave it to incubate with the others just in case

Helen xx

kazzie · 24-08-2011, 08:51 PM

Thanks Helen, i'm so scared, just trying to do everything right, with being a first time tortoise mum, lol. xx

Helen M · 24-08-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kazzie

Thanks Helen, i'm so scared, just trying to do everything right, with being a first time tortoise mum, lol. xx

I know its scary I've been there myself 3 years ago. I was methodically checking temps and humidity and was very paranoid about anoxia so would give the incubator a airing everyday or so.

Helen xx

Xero · 24-08-2011, 09:22 PM

Aww goodluck and i hope they hatch

emma_mcraf · 25-08-2011, 12:27 PM

All's looking good Karen. Good luck!

shellshock · 25-08-2011, 02:20 PM

Wow they look good .
I know how you feel

Well done

Jane

Pussygalore · 25-08-2011, 05:37 PM

you might find it easier to see inside if you have the egg on top of the light, ie either hold the torch making a round shape with your fingers and put the egg on them or put a bit of card/paper with a egg shape hole cut out on the light then put the egg on top. I have a big headed torch for candling and its so much easier with the light shining up, and a dark room helps even more. The light needs to shine right through and with something under the egg ie substrate etc it can't do that. I worked for a while in an egg packing factory and candling was part of the job, we'd stand in a curtained off area and the eggs would come by on belt with the light shining up through them, our job was to look for cracks and defaults in them, 1/2 hour was the max you could do the eggs came past so fast.

kazzie · 25-08-2011, 07:05 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments.
PG, I'm too scared to handle them at the moment, might find the courage when I do there 28 day check.
Karen. xx

24-08-2011, 08:35 PM	#1
kazzie Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ipswich suffolk Posts: 161	My eggs, day 21 Hi, these are my eggs, day 21, i am interested in your opinions, i know no 5 is empty, would be interested in how everyone think the others are doing. We have built a new enclosure for the, hopefully new hatchlings. Thank you Karen xx

24-08-2011, 09:22 PM	#6
Xero Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 742	Aww goodluck and i hope they hatch __________________ Peaches > Turbo > Speedy > Dexcie 1.2.0 T.h.Horsfieldii..R.I.P Speedy :(

25-08-2011, 12:27 PM	#7
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	All's looking good Karen. Good luck! __________________ 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

24-08-2011, 08:36 PM	#2
kazzie Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ipswich suffolk Posts: 161	Sorry pictures are not great.

24-08-2011, 08:37 PM	#3
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	I see babies Except in number 5 but you may as well leave it to incubate with the others just in case Helen xx

24-08-2011, 08:51 PM	#4
kazzie Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ipswich suffolk Posts: 161	Thanks Helen, i'm so scared, just trying to do everything right, with being a first time tortoise mum, lol. xx

25-08-2011, 02:20 PM	#8
shellshock Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 235	Wow they look good . I know how you feel Well done Jane

25-08-2011, 05:37 PM	#9
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	you might find it easier to see inside if you have the egg on top of the light, ie either hold the torch making a round shape with your fingers and put the egg on them or put a bit of card/paper with a egg shape hole cut out on the light then put the egg on top. I have a big headed torch for candling and its so much easier with the light shining up, and a dark room helps even more. The light needs to shine right through and with something under the egg ie substrate etc it can't do that. I worked for a while in an egg packing factory and candling was part of the job, we'd stand in a curtained off area and the eggs would come by on belt with the light shining up through them, our job was to look for cracks and defaults in them, 1/2 hour was the max you could do the eggs came past so fast.

25-08-2011, 07:05 PM	#10
kazzie Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ipswich suffolk Posts: 161	Thanks everyone for your comments. PG, I'm too scared to handle them at the moment, might find the courage when I do there 28 day check. Karen. xx

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