Egg mould

[Magruber]

I have 3 ridgetailed monitor eggs 3 with green mould on them dose anyone know what I can do for them

 

[Emilie]

Last season I wiped them with a cloth sprayed with f10. It helped a lot and got two bubs out of 3 fertile eggs with mould

 

[Magruber]

Ok would a cotton bud with water work?

 

[wokka]

Tinea powder from the chemist may work. I think water would exacerbate the problem.

 

[Emilie]

Ok would a cotton bud with water work?

No, that would make matters worse. Yes tinea powder also works. It's really just a pot luck. I would use F10 though as that's my best experience.

 

[MonitorMayhem]

go the tinea powder does work on most occasions

 

[GeckPhotographer]

I'd go tinea powder more than F10, both can work but F10 can stuff up the eggs of SOME species depending how reliant on absorption they are.

Not sure what effect it may have on monitors but it can definitely stuff up Diplodactyline geckos, unless wiped away quite thoroughly.