Mold...please help!!!

[beardedmama]

Please help me. I'm not sure if this is where I need to post, but it's kind of an urgent matter. Upon inspecting my beardie eggs this evening, I discovered a little bit of mold on the bottom of one of them. I candled the egg & it looks great. will it be ok? Is there anything I should do? Humidity? Any advice is very much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[SocalBeardedDragons]

Carefully remove all of the eggs and cahnge out the perlite "or what ever your using" and definitley use less moiture to lower the humidity. Are you using a still air incubator or does it have a fan?

 

[Drache613]

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[beardedmama]

I am using a still air. I had 2 unused containers already in the incubator ready for the next clutch. I moved the eggs to one of those that was definately drier. Is that ok? I have raised my humidity recently because of sunken eggs and now they have all plumped out again. I think I just wet the vermiculite too much. Will the baby be ok? Any other suggestions? How often should I check on the baby?

 

[gregcranston]

You can try and wipe the mould off with a dry cloth. The baby should be fine, and I definately wouldn't be throwing any of the eggs out unless they completely rot away. I candle my eggs once a week, no more, I think it disturbs the embryo somewhat. The humidity can be quite high, just as long as no condensation is forming on the lid or the eggs.

 

[SocalBeardedDragons]

As far as checking them I would stick to once a week and thouroghly clean the egg and change the vermiculite"or at least a good portion where the mold was forming" and the baby should be ok, just lower your humidity a little and inspect often "as I'm sure you already do" and good luck with everything.