beardie eggs deflating

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Mowie34

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this is my third clutch off eggs but the first time they've been so deflated even the fertile ones arent nice and plump like they should be, any tips to get them inflated again? cheers
 

Claudiusx

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Hi there,

How old are the eggs?
Can you post a picture of your setup and the eggs?

-Brandon
 

Mowie34

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Claudiusx":23f8qclv said:
Hi there,

How old are the eggs?
Can you post a picture of your setup and the eggs?

-Brandon
g'day they're only 4 and a bit days old and i can try in two secs
 

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Thanks for the pictures :)

What substrate are you using? It looks like vermiculite, but a much larger version than I'm used to?

The humidity and everything looks fine, but i'm wondering if the substrate is too dry. I've never used such a course substrate to be honest so I'm not 100% sure.

Did you have success with your prior clutches with this same setup?

-Brandon
 

Mowie34

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Claudiusx":1rzhpofk said:
Thanks for the pictures :)

What substrate are you using? It looks like vermiculite, but a much larger version than I'm used to?

The humidity and everything looks fine, but i'm wondering if the substrate is too dry. I've never used such a course substrate to be honest so I'm not 100% sure.

Did you have success with your prior clutches with this same setup?

-Brandon
yeah, it'd be different being different countries but i get the vermiculite pretty wet, enough so its damp but doesnt have water squirt out when squished. with my other cluthes all my fertile eggs hatched perectly with no issues i had some slight deflation but put a damp paper towel over them for a day amd they were fine.
 

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If this is the third clutch from the same mating, they might just not be as viable as the prior ones. Other than that, I can't offer much more advice or thoughts. AHBD bred a lot more than I did, and she is usually on pretty soon, i'm sure she will offer you some thoughts and advice too.

-Brandon
 

Mowie34

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Claudiusx":5u6148wi said:
If this is the third clutch from the same mating, they might just not be as viable as the prior ones. Other than that, I can't offer much more advice or thoughts. AHBD bred a lot more than I did, and she is usually on pretty soon, i'm sure she will offer you some thoughts and advice too.

-Brandon
no, this is my first clutch in about a year nearly
 

AHBD

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If this is the first clutch of the year are you positive they are fertile ? Another thought is maybe the vermiculite is actually too wet ? Gently pick an egg up and hold it up in the air to see under it without turning it over to see how it looks on the bottom.
 

Mowie34

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AHBD":20j04r5b said:
If this is the first clutch of the year are you positive they are fertile ? Another thought is maybe the vermiculite is actually too wet ? Gently pick an egg up and hold it up in the air to see under it without turning it over to see how it looks on the bottom.
yeah i know ive definitely got 4 fertile ones i havent checked the others too much because i dont wanna hurt em \
 

AHBD

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There's no problem with picking up the eggs as long as you put them down the same position, I've done it many times. If you can see that the bottom looks more transluscent + discolored that can tell you if there's too much water.
 

Mowie34

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AHBD":2cz2c3mf said:
There's no problem with picking up the eggs as long as you put them down the same position, I've done it many times. If you can see that the bottom looks more transluscent + discolored that can tell you if there's too much water.
nope, looks the same as a normal egg just deflated :(
 

AHBD

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The only other things I can think of are what Brandon said , substrate too dry or you mistook them as fertile possibly and they are actually not. Did you candle them in a dark room ? Wait a week and try again to be sure if there are veins branching out.
 

Mowie34

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AHBD":upq04eb0 said:
The only other things I can think of are what Brandon said , substrate too dry or you mistook them as fertile possibly and they are actually not. Did you candle them in a dark room ? Wait a week and try again to be sure if there are veins branching out.
Not in a dark room but the whole egg wasn't that light yellow and I could see the embryo In there
 
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