veiled eggs

rullom · 10-06-04, 12:13 PM

Does it matter if the egg is placed on a different side, then it was when she layed it...I heard turtle eggs have to be on the same side or their blood vessels break of from the shell.

Mike

meow_mix450 · 10-06-04, 02:54 PM

your question isnt really clear. what i think you meant is when the female lays her eggs if it is possible for the eggs to be turned over and still be fine? what can happen is they can drown and not hatch. but its still possible for them to hatch. If you have changed the postion of the eggs let them incubate theres still a possiblity that they will htach. But this is what i think

Meow

CarlC · 10-07-04, 07:26 AM

This is a tricky question. I have in the past moved eggs with no problems. I make a very small mark on the egg with a pencil before moving it. This way I know I have the egg in the same position it was before.
The big problem with moving eggs seems to come after the egg is developing. You have a limited amount of time with each species to be able to move eggs with no problem. This depends on the species length of inactivity (diapause) after the egg is laid. Certain species have a longer diapause than others. The eggs can be safely moved until you break the diapause.

As I mentioned in another post unless the egg goes bad just keep them and see what happens.

Carl