So the previous 4 clutches of eggs I've gotten from my Hermann's torts have all gone into the incubator and died/been duds.
I found a surface egg about a month ago and I just set it in a small tray with soil and forgot about it. It's been sitting on my printer for 30+ days and my wife said what are you doing with this?
I assumed it was another dud, but I decided to candle it. It looks like there is a network of veins going toward a central dark red spot.
I'm hopefully optimistic, but concerned. Should I do nothing, and let nature happen? Would putting it somewhere warmer now hurt the embryo? My house is not air conditioned so the egg has been warm during the days (I'm outside of Philly).
Suggestions?
I found a surface egg about a month ago and I just set it in a small tray with soil and forgot about it. It's been sitting on my printer for 30+ days and my wife said what are you doing with this?
I assumed it was another dud, but I decided to candle it. It looks like there is a network of veins going toward a central dark red spot.
I'm hopefully optimistic, but concerned. Should I do nothing, and let nature happen? Would putting it somewhere warmer now hurt the embryo? My house is not air conditioned so the egg has been warm during the days (I'm outside of Philly).
Suggestions?