My leo laid 2 eggs about 4 days ago and I put them in the incubator with Vermiculite,Water and the right amount of heat and so far they have survived.I thinkwhen I first caught them(which was right when the female finished laying them as I caught her laying them)they felt hard and were a bit pinkish whitish so I stuck them in the incubator and waited checking them everyday and candled them for the first time today and I see veins and a pink sac but when I held them to candle them they felt softer than when I first got them but had gotten whiter and bigger in shape is this good or bad? Please help this is my first time breeding my Leo‘s
Yeah, no more touching them. The eggs are growing, so they shell isn't going to be perfectly hard. Bigger is good. It means they aren't drying out. So just leave them be. Check on them weekly and don't turn them, and in a few months, you'll have some baby leos!
I'm pretty sure they're Ok, but I don't think you should be handling them, They should not be turned. you can damage them if you don't place them exactly like they were. Skin oils are not healthy for them either. You're best bet is to stop candling them, just hope for the best. If you must touch them wear gloves (thin rubber, like docs) and place them in the same position they were when you picked them up. I'm not real sure about lizard eggs but we don't put our snake eggs in an incubator, just vermiculite, little moisture, 85 to 88 degrees.
The eggs are fine ! They will grow a little over the incubation perod - and will stay soft (they don't go hard like hen eggs) Try not to disturb them now you've started incubating - just keep a check on the temperature and humidity and look forward to the new arrivals - good luck ! (Herpetologist of over 20 years)
