Help help help we have eggs

suttysue · 29-03-2014, 11:50 AM

OMG I have just gone to check on my torts and have found 2 oval eggs.
I have been away for 2 days and my husband has been feeding them but he never check their bedroom, this is where the eggs are, so they must have been laid between Thursday morning and now.
I am so gobsmacked!!!! I have not got a clue what to do can anyone out there HELP I have no incubator.
PLEASE HELP ME QUICKLY!!!!

becciwales · 29-03-2014, 11:52 AM

I've answered you on chat x
I'm not experienced but this is what I've read on threads on here xx

Suze65 · 29-03-2014, 11:53 AM

Stay calm , no need to panic. Pop them in an egg box so they don't roll, they will be fine for up to a week at room temps until you can organise an incubator.

mark r · 29-03-2014, 12:02 PM

im in Rochdale ive 2 incubators running if you can get them to me im happy to incubate them for you

suttysue · 29-03-2014, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by becciwales

I've answered you on chat x
I'm not experienced but this is what I've read on threads on here xx

I did panic as these are my 1st ever eggs and was worried they would be too cold as I have been away for 2 days. My hubby was feeding them but he never looks in their bedroom.
I did not answer your reply as was trying to sort some kind of safe container out for them asap.
So if you can offer any advise please pm me I need all the help I can.
Thankls
Sue

emma_mcraf · 29-03-2014, 12:59 PM

Maybe they laid them as a surprise for your birthday Sue.

Good luck with the eggs. Remember to keep them in the same position you found them and mark the top so you know which way up they should be. Good luck with incubating them.
I had to get an incubator in a hurry when Tabitha surprised me last year and I phoned all the exotics shops locally, on a Sunday too! Luckily one was open and had one in stock.
Great that there's the offer of Mark's incubator if you get stuck.

mark r · 29-03-2014, 01:04 PM

not sure where you are in Yorkshire but there's a place advertises on ebay selling new hoverbators for £77.99 but they are in Oldham

heres a link ~ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOVA-BATOR...item3a8a4f7ff1

sandy · 29-03-2014, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suttysue

I did panic as these are my 1st ever eggs and was worried they would be too cold as I have been away for 2 days. My hubby was feeding them but he never looks in their bedroom.
I did not answer your reply as was trying to sort some kind of safe container out for them asap.
So if you can offer any advise please pm me I need all the help I can.
Thankls
Sue

Lol we all panic when its the first eggs, I remember it so well:0)
Eggs can be fine left for a few days, even if they have been laid in the ground or on the ground.
If you have an airing cupboard, heated propagator, heat matt for an unheated propagator, then you have lots of options. As long as the eggs are kept the same way up (generally mark the top so they don't get turned with a pencil) and warm, if they are fertile they can still hatch. You do have time to get an incubator:0) and still have fertile eggs.

becciwales · 29-03-2014, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suttysue

I did panic as these are my 1st ever eggs and was worried they would be too cold as I have been away for 2 days. My hubby was feeding them but he never looks in their bedroom.
I did not answer your reply as was trying to sort some kind of safe container out for them asap.
So if you can offer any advise please pm me I need all the help I can.
Thankls
Sue

No worries. Hope they're fertile for you xx

suttysue · 29-03-2014, 04:36 PM

Thank you so so much friends,
Mark I cant get over to Rochdale but that's a very kind offer, thank you.
I have marked them with a pencil and written the date on in pencil (it happens to be my wedding anniversary 37years today)
I found a large plastic tub and placed some potting compost in the bottom then laid some straw on top of that, put the eggs on top and covered them over with a good layer of straw and placed the tub under a heat lamp.
I also watered the compost.
The eggs are now snug and warm so fingers crossed.
I live in a bungalow so have no airing cuboard.
Thanks again
Sue
Ooo forgot to ask any ideas wether she may lay some more
x

29-03-2014, 11:50 AM	#1
suttysue Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK / Eng / Yorkshire Posts: 1,483	Help help help we have eggs OMG I have just gone to check on my torts and have found 2 oval eggs. I have been away for 2 days and my husband has been feeding them but he never check their bedroom, this is where the eggs are, so they must have been laid between Thursday morning and now. I am so gobsmacked!!!! I have not got a clue what to do can anyone out there HELP I have no incubator. PLEASE HELP ME QUICKLY!!!!

29-03-2014, 11:52 AM	#2
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	I've answered you on chat x I'm not experienced but this is what I've read on threads on here xx __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

29-03-2014, 11:53 AM	#3
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Stay calm , no need to panic. Pop them in an egg box so they don't roll, they will be fine for up to a week at room temps until you can organise an incubator. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

29-03-2014, 12:59 PM	#6
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Maybe they laid them as a surprise for your birthday Sue. Good luck with the eggs. Remember to keep them in the same position you found them and mark the top so you know which way up they should be. Good luck with incubating them. I had to get an incubator in a hurry when Tabitha surprised me last year and I phoned all the exotics shops locally, on a Sunday too! Luckily one was open and had one in stock. Great that there's the offer of Mark's incubator if you get stuck. __________________ 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

29-03-2014, 01:04 PM	#7
mark r Member Hatched Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 370	not sure where you are in Yorkshire but there's a place advertises on ebay selling new hoverbators for £77.99 but they are in Oldham heres a link ~ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOVA-BATOR...item3a8a4f7ff1 Last edited by mark r; 29-03-2014 at 01:09 PM.

29-03-2014, 12:02 PM	#4
mark r Member Hatched Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 370	im in Rochdale ive 2 incubators running if you can get them to me im happy to incubate them for you

29-03-2014, 04:36 PM	#10
suttysue Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK / Eng / Yorkshire Posts: 1,483	Thank you so so much friends, Mark I cant get over to Rochdale but that's a very kind offer, thank you. I have marked them with a pencil and written the date on in pencil (it happens to be my wedding anniversary 37years today) I found a large plastic tub and placed some potting compost in the bottom then laid some straw on top of that, put the eggs on top and covered them over with a good layer of straw and placed the tub under a heat lamp. I also watered the compost. The eggs are now snug and warm so fingers crossed. I live in a bungalow so have no airing cuboard. Thanks again Sue Ooo forgot to ask any ideas wether she may lay some more x

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