We've had an egg that was well overdue and it was looking healthy enough so Pete candled it and we were convinced there wasn't a fully formed gecko in there (looked like a blob, but not a mass that usually fills the whole egg)
So we decided to carefully pip the egg, to our shock as soon as we pierced the egg, 3/4's of a little gecko popped out, fully formed and alive!

PANIC STATIONS!!!!

We cleared all the mebranes from around its head, all i could think of is when pups/kittens are born is to rub them to stimulate breathing, so thats what i screamed at Pete to do...
Well we put him back in the incubator in a cricket tub with moist kitchen roll. Dubiously peeked in there this morning and well he's a little fighter, he's still with us, very weak but hanging in there.

So we have everything crossed that the little fella will make it.

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Oh no I hope he is OK!

How far overdue was the egg? I have one 2 weeks overdue but still looks really healthy!

Goodluck with him!!

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good luck!!

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oh dear hope he will be ok good luck to you!

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Lots of love, Jenn (unless u annoyed me)

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He was in the Hotter incubator, so was theoretically due around 45 days, his clutch mate hatched at 44 days, its was 66 days, so in hindsight we could've left it to at least 70 + days, a lot of what if's, but fingers crossed he'll be ok, just been advised to watch out for MBD.

Thanks everyone for your comments

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Well done, I had a knobtail egg deflate the other day, and i was advised to open it and I found a fully formed but dead gecko in there
He had piped too early and suforcated .

I also have an extremely large egg that is twice the size of an egg that is the same age and his clutch mate hatched a week ago. hmmm

got my fingers crossed