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Old 08-03-2007, 10:44 AM
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hi there, my leo eggs are 1 week old now so i wanted to candle them. does it matter what i use? i dont want to hurt the embryo, can i use one of those bright key chain torches or a household lamp or a normal torch to do this?
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normal torch would do it, but its best to ust keep them incubated and remove them if they go off, this way no harm will go to the embyo, if its possible for it too happen, chances are the egg will be fertile if u have males and females
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Old 08-03-2007, 11:16 AM
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ok then are they probably fertile if they survive a week? iv seen taiko try to mate with yoshi but she never let him so im hoping they mated at night
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a torch, but try not to disturb the eggs
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