HELP!!! HALF MY EGGS ARE STUCK TOGETHER!!!

[juzzaman]

Hi. My beardy today laid 22 eggs. Of which i got 10 singles, one double and about 10 stuck together!!

Should i try seperate the 10 or just put the whole ten in the incubator?

Im really worried il lose alot of those 10 and some arent "that" stuck together..

Quick reply would be great

Thanks

Justin

 

[rottnbull02]

Hi Justin,

First take a deep breath. I would stick them into the incubator until you hear from one of the more experienced breeders. I know with snake eggs they are supposed to be stuck together, but dragon eggs are not like that. You also could try calling a breeder for a quicker response.

Stephanie

 

[juzzaman]

Thanks for the time

Yeah little worried as i dont wanna lose any :'( let alone 1/2 are stuck :/

Thanks

Justin

 

[lemmons]

how long ago did your dragon lay? i'm not exactly an experienced breeder (first lot due to hatch any day!) but my second lot i was away overnight when she laid them and a few were stuck together i think because they'd been compressed together with all the soil and theres bound to be a bit of mucus going on.. i pulled mine apart and they all seem ok, only one shrivelled up and they've been incubating 3 weeks now. but listen to the other guys, they know more than me! good luck!

 

[juzzaman]

Not sure. I was out, but when i got home at 6pm today (its now 8.50) they were there. Maybe 10 or 12 are in one clump. Dont look like their held together that strongly just dont want to break any.. But im sure il lose lots if their left like that :/

What you think. Pull them apart if can do so without 2 much force??

Cheers

Justin

 

[lemmons]

thats what i did and mine were ok. just be careful you don't tear them. i dont know what their suvival would be like stuck together, they swell up a lot as the weeks go by.

 

[juzzaman]

Just tried.. They seem pretty stuck. Think they would tear if i did. Spose just leave them and see what happens Sigh

 

[lemmons]

good luck! what does the double look like?

 

[lemmons]

i couldn't work the pm thing so i've emailed your hotmail. i've got msn.

 

[juzzaman]

Well heres the pics

Im really disapointed with the "clump"

O well

Theres the pics

Justin

 

[rottnbull02]

They must stick together in the wild as there is no beardie slave there to dig them up. I bet they will hatch just fine for you.

Stephanie

 

[lemmons]

that's true, but there must be a high mortality rate in the wild or they wouldn't lay so many in the first place. i'd separate them if it were me, you might lose some but its better than all of them - what would you do if the one in the middle went mouldy?!and i dont know how you would half bury them...

 

[rottnbull02]

Try dental floss. Slip it between the eggs and gently saw them appart. I know that is what they do with snake eggs.

 

[juzzaman]

Il give it a go guys..

Wish me luck :S

Justin

 

[juzzaman]

Worked

Dental floss seperated them. No tears. What a relief