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Dying Hatchlings
Hi guys, my julatten eggs hatched on the 28th dec (53 days in), I checked on them and noticed so much condensation built up that the 3 eggs on the very bottom of the clutch were about 1cm in water, it must have happened in the last couple of days as i always checked on them. Anyways, I saw that two eggs on top had pipped so i went ahead and snipped the rest, they started hatching, by the next 2 days they were all out, except 1 on the bottom, he died in the egg, fully developed though. I put all the hatchy's into a container for a few hrs whilst i set up their tubs, one hatchy had died during that time. Now, 3 days later, after being set in their tubs a while, another one has died. My concern is the amount of moisture exposed to the eggs on the bottom in the last days before hatching, the eggs were swelled, is this the cause of my babies dying after hatching? Here is a pic of the one that died today, looking very swollen or is it just a full belly from the yolk? Any suggestions? Feeling frustrated here
Cheers!
Crystal
Hi guys, my julatten eggs hatched on the 28th dec (53 days in), I checked on them and noticed so much condensation built up that the 3 eggs on the very bottom of the clutch were about 1cm in water, it must have happened in the last couple of days as i always checked on them. Anyways, I saw that two eggs on top had pipped so i went ahead and snipped the rest, they started hatching, by the next 2 days they were all out, except 1 on the bottom, he died in the egg, fully developed though. I put all the hatchy's into a container for a few hrs whilst i set up their tubs, one hatchy had died during that time. Now, 3 days later, after being set in their tubs a while, another one has died. My concern is the amount of moisture exposed to the eggs on the bottom in the last days before hatching, the eggs were swelled, is this the cause of my babies dying after hatching? Here is a pic of the one that died today, looking very swollen or is it just a full belly from the yolk? Any suggestions? Feeling frustrated here
Cheers!
Crystal
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