Thanks, I'm curious about all aspects of torts, it fascinates me, may aswell start from the ground up.You have overwhelming curiosity about chelonian eggs. I wish you had been head of my graduate committee while I was in school. I might still have not graduated though. LOL. I look forward to the updates as they come in.
Thanks, I'm curious about all aspects of torts, it fascinates me, may aswell start from the ground up.
It would be nice if someone with a proven female and a shorter incubation species could do this(Russian maybe).
Can you see any reason why theoretically this would not work? I was wondering if the few minutes exposure to the atmosphere before I covered it would have already damaged something, then again does the albumen keep the yolk sealed from contamination.
Well that gives me some hope. I've just had to modify it a bit. Not sure I've done the right thing, but the cling film was sucking onto the albumen, so I've made a cage and laid the cling film over that and sealed to the egg. Trust me I was super careful to keep the egg level. Now I'm thinking have I trapped air in there.Yes the albumin is the sealant and water,waste component of an egg. No knowing on exposure contamination, but I would guess not a problem.
I will go you one better than theoretical will it work or not as you have done it, It can/will work, it's been done many times. Some even published in the sci. lit. as a way to monitor the development of chelonians' eggs. I think that is some Micheal Ewert work. He published so much it's difficult for me to re-find it right now. It could have been an earlier author, Yhetem or something like that.
That is so cool! Definitely keep a photo log and update us!@allegraf
I broke an egg whilst retrieving them yesterday. I've only covered the hole so air and humidity exchange should be as normal.
I can try for nothing.
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Whoa! This is really quite interesting!Well that gives me some hope. I've just had to modify it a bit. Not sure I've done the right thing, but the cling film was sucking onto the albumen, so I've made a cage and laid the cling film over that and sealed to the egg. Trust me I was super careful to keep the egg level. Now I'm thinking have I trapped air in there.
The cage is food grade stainless.
My missis is going to go mad the next time she goes for the vegetable blanching basket to find the veg falling straight through, it has a rather large square hole cut out of it. Lol
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Update it here.. with pic.. do not let me searching for this very unique experiment@allegraf
I broke an egg whilst retrieving them yesterday. I've only covered the hole so air and humidity exchange should be as normal.
I can try for nothing.
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