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the eggs "chalk"??? mine don't look any different, 'tho I haven't picked them up or anything...

and if they are NOT fertile, how long until they go rotten and you can tell?


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01-06-2008 10:01 AM
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It usually takes 5 to 7 days to start to chalk, but I have had an egg take 21 days to chalk. Here is what some fertile eggs look like
http://forums.shelledwarriors.co.uk/view...hp?t=10107

after about 60 days you should be able to tell if it's not fertile. Big Grin

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01-06-2008 05:15 PM
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so Kelly are the eggs turning white yet (chalking)? Have you tried to candle them?

01-10-2008 08:57 AM
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i tried to candle them but i need a better little light, i saw nothing. they don't look any different to me, really... just kinda yellowish on the inside, kwim?


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01-10-2008 08:59 AM
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they are late bloomers and will be chalking soon. Has this female had eggs before?

01-10-2008 09:41 AM
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Thanks!

This is the first time she's laid while in my care, but she may have laid for a previous owner (the last owner told me the one before her said she had... but who knows...)


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01-10-2008 09:45 AM
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