teresa
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Post by teresa on May 7, 2006 13:43:17 GMT
i have a batch of margie eggs which were laid 3 weeks ago they have all got white patches on the shells i read in another thread that if this happens they are proberly not going to hatch so i cracked 2 open and got goo but then cracked the 3rd one and there is a fully developed baby inside just over half the egg size the membrane that attaches it to the egg did not break so i have pushed the shell together the best i could does anyone know if this baby will survive as i am kicking myself now as it was my 1st lot of margie eggs i have left the other 4 eggs alone i will not be cracking anymore
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Post by felix93 on May 7, 2006 14:05:54 GMT
3 weeks and cracked the eggs is a bit too early, but never mind. I have got eggs that changed colour, turned into whitish colours too, but I just left them alone and the eggs hatched. I don't believe this theory that the eggs changed colours and they are no good. My friend has hatched a lot of margies eggs and she mentioned that she has eggs that hatched after 9 weeks.  I don't know about the baby whether it will survive or not as I have no experienced with that. Sorry can't help you with that. |
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Elven
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Post by Elven on May 7, 2006 14:36:32 GMT
Fingers crossed... It is hard to just wait and cant do anything to help the little babies to hatch. But I hope the margiebaby survives, and all the other eggs too.
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Post by section8angel on May 7, 2006 15:42:24 GMT
Mine develop white/light patches a few hours after I've removed them from the tank, but I have 3 babies and each of the eggs had the patches on. They've also all had brown on them too. Felix, do you know what temp those 9 week eggs were kept at? I don't know about the baby either, sorry. I hope it pulls through though  |
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Post by felix93 on May 7, 2006 16:03:14 GMT
Felix, do you know what temp those 9 week eggs were kept at? My friend uses the incubator to hatch all her eggs, and it is set to 30C degree all the time, i.e. day and night. I have borrowed hers at the moment, trying to hatch the lignus and 2 of the albino eggs. So will have to wait and see. |
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Post by section8angel on May 7, 2006 16:07:55 GMT
Blimey. I don't think I could wait that long lol.
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 7, 2006 16:11:20 GMT
my eggs are in a heated propagator the one i bought with the 7 little mini ones and that is were the baby is they must work ok for hatching eggs as mine seem to be developing
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 7, 2006 18:15:46 GMT
i have taken the baby out of its shell and it is moving around so i am keeping my fingers crossed it has a very light shell with a brown stripe and has a white body yet the parents are not albino
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Val
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Post by Val on May 7, 2006 18:32:53 GMT
Oh dear, I bet you are kicking yourself, just hope the lil one can manage to eat have you left him his shell to eat?
Val
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 7, 2006 18:38:07 GMT
yes i have left him his shell im hopeing he can eat as well thats what im keeping my fingers crossed for i will keep you all posted
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 7, 2006 19:02:56 GMT
  here are a couple of pics of him |
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Post by sezzy5889 on May 7, 2006 19:45:56 GMT
White patches CAN be a bad sign, if the white patch is dry looking, this isn't good, it means they have been kept too warm and the goo inside has began to go hard, but white patches can develop if the substrate they are kept in isn't damp enough or they are not covered :-) Is the mantle showing at all on the baby? that would be bad and he would most likely die  if there is no mantle showing he may be ok :-) |
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 7, 2006 20:12:52 GMT
no cant see the mantle showing his breathing hole is opening and shutting looks normal to me
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 8, 2006 10:35:54 GMT
well just to up date you all the little baby is still alive this morning and keeps popping his head out havent seen him eat yet though
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2006 15:22:14 GMT
awww I'm sorry Teresa. I hope he pulls through. Make sure you keep an eye on him, and give him plenty of cuttlefish.
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 10, 2006 11:03:52 GMT
well the little one is still alive this morning i put a piece of cucumber in last night and sat him on it, this morning it looks like he could have eat some he has cuttle fish he has been sitting on since he came out of the egg he does not move very far he turns around and moves a little bit but not much
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Val
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Post by Val on May 11, 2006 18:03:31 GMT
Glad to hear he is still hanging in there. Val |
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Post by section8angel on May 11, 2006 18:18:38 GMT
I've got my fingers crossed for him |
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teresa
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Post by teresa on May 15, 2006 22:10:18 GMT
well the little baby is still hanging in there and has new shell growth and is eating he is only eating ready brek and layers pellets soaked and cuttle fish no green stuff yet but i am not worried as he is eating something i have called him snowdrop coz his body is really white will give you some more pics soon
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