so... how long until...

[cvalda]

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?

 

[egyptiandan]

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/viewtopic.php?t=10107

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

Danny

 

[Crazy1]

so Kelly are the eggs turning white yet (chalking)? Have you tried to candle them?

 

[cvalda]

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?

 

[Crazy1]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they are late bloomers and will be chalking soon. Has this female had eggs before?

 

[cvalda]

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...)