Eggs sweating

[jdennison001]

Hi everyone, I have panther eggs that should be hatching. It has been 11 months. I have had approx. 5 eggs that started sweating then stop , do nothing except strink and turn yellow. I have looked inside the eggs that have done this after I waited a week to find hardened yellow with embryos. Why do they sweat then stop. I thought sweating meant they were ready for the next step of star pattern on egg to slit from the baby. How long after they start to sweat are they suppose to develop the star pattern then pip to hatch? I can't find anything on time frame. I have taken great care of this eggs and am feeling discouraged. Thanks in advance for any advice. I place my eggs in Tupperware containers with lids, a small holes on top, eggs are placed in hatchrite. The small containers are then placed in a large Tupperware container with a inch of water in the bottom. The egg containers are not in the water directly they sit above the water. A lid covers the larger Tupperware container loosely, not snapped on. The container is placed in a dark room that maintains current house temps (70's). My eggs containers were weighed from the time of placement and monitored to maintain that weight for the past 11 months.

 

[bobcochran]

11 months is a long time. What species eggs are you talking about? Are the embryos fully formed or partially formed? After they start sweating they should hatch in 3-7 days.

 

[jdennison001]

11 months is a long time. What species eggs are you talking about? Are the embryos fully formed or partially formed? After they start sweating they should hatch in 3-7 days.

They are cross between noseybe and ambilobe panther. The embryos were clear pink in color not fully formed. Thanks for your reply. Here are pics right now. What do u think?

 

[bobcochran]

If the embryos are not fully formed after 11 months something is wrong with them. This doesn't mean none will hatch. It means something was wrong with the eggs that had under developed embryos. If the female that laid the eggs wasn't in peak health some or all of the eggs will not develop normally and will die somewhere along the line. When you find a lot of hard yellow yolk and a very small embryo inside the egg the embryo died quite some time ago. Sometimes these are the first to sweat, still doesn't mean you won't get some hatchlings.

 

[jdennison001]

If the embryos are not fully formed after 11 months something is wrong with them. This doesn't mean none will hatch. It means something was wrong with the eggs that had under developed embryos. If the female that laid the eggs wasn't in peak health some or all of the eggs will not develop normally and will die somewhere along the line. When you find a lot of hard yellow yolk and a very small embryo inside the egg the embryo died quite some time ago. Sometimes these are the first to sweat, still doesn't mean you won't get some hatchlings.

Thank you for your insight, I appreciate it. I still have 26 eggs, so I hope to see them soon!!!

 

[bobcochran]

Good luck!