will they ever hatch?

[Adams Corns]

we had to slit ours once to see if there were anything inside and we left it how we found it and after 2 days it hatched through the slit we made so if you just leave it . it maybe ok like ours if you get what i mean

[slitherer]

this is what the hatchling looks like, i have not seen it move yet, scared i have harmed it.

thanks alan for explaining how tyo put pics on!

[LuiBlu]

maybe try slitting a few open to see if there's any diference between the sizes of the babies? Surely that would tell you if there's any hope? Maybe be lucky to see some moving?

Or if they are at diferent stages of gestation you'll at least know they're gone? Knowing would be better either way. xxx

[slitherer]

true but the guy at the reptile shop advised to leave this o0ne 48 hours to see what its like before cutting any more

[LuiBlu]

concidering the amount of time they've been in there though? i'm definately no expert... but people slit snake eggs before they're due to hatch and they turn out happy and healthy?

whatever you decide to do, i still hope everything goes well for you... got you and the wee beardies in my thoughts x

[slitherer]

shgould i slit the egg like have done with this one or just pierce it to let the fluid out? really scared i have harmed this one

[LuiBlu]

what are you cutting the eggs with? i wouldn't 'poke' anything into the egg tbh. but you could make little cuts in one or two more and wait a while, try using baby nail clippers? they're sharp enough but they have blunt outer edges.

have the eggs sunk in any yet? or are they still quite full? can you pinch the egg shell at all? x

[Sarah-Jayne]

I would just leave them and see if they hatch, because if you slit the eggs and they aren't ready to hatch or you break the membrane inside and they aren't ready to breath properly yet you might kill them, better leaving them to see if they hatch than the risk of killing them

[LuiBlu]

Originally Posted by Sarah-Jayne

I would just leave them and see if they hatch, because if you slit the eggs and they aren't ready to hatch or you break the membrane inside and they aren't ready to breath properly yet you might kill them, better leaving them to see if they hatch than the risk of killing them

would they still not be ready for hatching at over 77 days? x

[Tempestas]

Originally Posted by LuiBlu

would they still not be ready for hatching at over 77 days? x

Leave them if they are going to hatch then they will on their own it's not advisable to slit lizard eggs, Unless they have pipped theirselves and turned in the egg then its a different story.

Patience is the key if they are meant to survive then they will hatch if not then try again.