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[emma_mcraf]

Originally Posted by burnt toast

That's great news Andy, I remember your cracked eggs & you using superglue - handy to know for future. I have just one Herc egg on day 45, so fingers crossed I will be catching you up soon!

Not long to wait Lynne.

[burnt toast]

Originally Posted by emma_mcraf

Not long to wait Lynne.

Fingers crossed Emma, Ive never managed to hatch a Herman! (despite taking on a very fertile mature group! - lots of eggs, nearly all infertile, then to my surprise my two young Hercs come up with 4 eggs, totally unexpected)

[emma_mcraf]

Originally Posted by burnt toast

Fingers crossed Emma, Ive never managed to hatch a Herman! (despite taking on a very fertile mature group! - lots of eggs, nearly all infertile, then to my surprise my two young Hercs come up with 4 eggs, totally unexpected)

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that they hatch safely. I've got a soft spot for hercs.

[Andy Robertson]

Originally Posted by burnt toast

That's great news Andy, I remember your cracked eggs & you using superglue - handy to know for future. I have just one Herc egg on day 45, so fingers crossed I will be catching you up soon!

Yeah the super glue trick worked well, my hatchling from Aug hatched on day 62 incubated at 29c. These three were day the same up until a couple of weeks ago when I moved them into another incubator along with my THB eggs at 32c, so don't know if because of this they hatched on day 57?? They never had any yolk sack so cant have done them any harm. The reason for moving them was I needed the room in the Herc incubator and new these did not have long left.
One thing I have noticed when candling you can see very well from the top of the egg, then the day before they hatch they move to the top of the egg preventing the light shining through.
Anyway good luck with your egg
Here are some pictures of the new ones, enjoy


Here is one from January, August and today.

It's amazing the difference in size from the one that was hatched n August 20g already.
Thanks
Andy

[burnt toast]

Aww they look so diddy Andy. Out of interest what do your Herc eggs usually weigh on hatching? I have cooked mine at 31 for 3 & 1/2 weeks then 29, so don't know what day I might expect hatching.

[Andy Robertson]

Originally Posted by burnt toast

Aww they look so diddy Andy. Out of interest what do your Herc eggs usually weigh on hatching? I have cooked mine at 31 for 3 & 1/2 weeks then 29, so don't know what day I might expect hatching.

Hi Lynne,
My first one in January was only 7g and stayed about 12g for a few months when I put her in with a couple of Juveniles she started to sprout now 46g. Hatchling from August 14th was 12g and now is 20g. Last night and today they were 12g, 13g and 14g. All my Herc eggs are about 15-17g except one which for some reason is 25g and fertile! I have another ten due to hatch over the next few weeks as my female that laid the large egg laid a total of four times in 60 days total 10 eggs.
Andy

[emma_mcraf]

Congratulations Andy, they are truly gorgeous little hercs.

[Wyannis]

Congratulations! They are beautiful!

[Catwoman63]

They are lovely well done x

[alley cat]

They are nice looking hatchlings, I like the picture with the size comparison