Time to play is the Egg fertile

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onarock

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I just took some pics of the eggs one of my p.babcocki layed. I think I know wich ones are fertile and not, do you? Here is the background. They were layed on the 2nd of December. The female is 14 years old and this is her first clutch. She was with a male for the first time just 2-3 weeks before she dropped these.
Egg 1
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Egg 2
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Egg 3
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Egg 4
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Egg 5
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Egg 6
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Egg 7
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I don't know when veins appear in leopard eggs (since I lucked out on not having a female -.-), but I would say if they appear quickly like the RES eggs did - they're probably not fertile....good luck though. You could always keep them until they rot just incase.
 

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#1 is questionable, 5 & 7 are not (but that could change) The rest are 100% fertile but it doesn't mean they will hatch. I love seeing them chalk up.
 

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I have seen the exact same thing in our eggs w/out veins and it usually ends up 50/50. The ones that are solid orangish/clear are not, however the others look good and possible.
If you could candle them from the other side and lower you might get another view, sometimes the dark is air bubbles I have found. Exciting and I wish you the best. The eggs look in great condition.
 

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2,3,4 and 6 are fertile. This coming from someone who has to date produced exactly three hatchlings of one species of tortoise.

... and it was a different species to boot.
 

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This post feels like a game show, COME ON DOWN
 

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1-4, 6 are fertile :D 5 and 7 don't look fertile to me.

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