What changes should you see to the eggs along the way?

[Ionstorm]

I recently, about a month ago had my first clutch of 25 panther eggs laid. I have seperated them into 3 containers (perlite, vermiculite, hatchrite). A couple of the vermiculite eggs have mold the rest look the same as the day they were laid.

My question is how should the eggs change and progress along the way? Will they stay white, will they grow?

I did as much research as I could about temperatures, and humidity for the eggs etc. This I did not find during my research.

 

[reptoman]

They will grow to around 4 times their original size before hatching. They will change color slightly but still should appear white. Toward the end of the incubation you should be able to see veins in the egg if you shine an LED flashlight from the side.

 

[BocaJan]

I recently, about a month ago had my first clutch of 25 panther eggs laid. I have seperated them into 3 containers (perlite, vermiculite, hatchrite). A couple of the vermiculite eggs have mold the rest look the same as the day they were laid.

My question is how should the eggs change and progress along the way? Will they stay white, will they grow?

I did as much research as I could about temperatures, and humidity for the eggs etc. This I did not find during my research.

The medium you put your eggs in should be damp but not sopping wet. I use vermiculite and actually stir it up with my hands so I can feel how damp it is. Think of what you might find if you take a shovel full of dirt out of a forest floor. You can make a ball if you squeeze but really can't get more then a drop.

My eggs always swell during the 8-9 months, especially when the baby is getting close to hatching. Your beautiful white eggs will became splochy and opaque in spots. You can see green tinges in these areas. There are a lot of egg pictures on the forums you should be able to see.

If you only have a couple of eggs molding in just the vermiculite check the package to make sure there is no fertilizer in it. Seems like manufactures think everything should have fertilizer in it. It can spoil your eggs in no time. Sometimes not all the eggs get fertilized if the male didn't mate long enough with your lady. At least I think that is why you might get a couple fuzzy eggs. Someone mentioned once on here they did something to a good looking egg that was developing mold on it and it went away, but I don't remember.

I keep my eggs at 73-75

 

[Ionstorm]

I have a feeling the vermiculite may have been a little too wet, even though I used the method of mixing water/vermiculite by mass. In a future clutch I will try vermiculite again and use the method of taking a fist full and only getting a drop of water. Researched as much as possible but need to experiment a bit as I have learned since getting into chameleons.

When should the eggs begin to grow in size?

I have been keeping these eggs in a cupboard in my house, but the temperature ranges daily from approximately 74 degrees, up to the 81 degree mark. Are these fluctuations too much? I am looking at getting an incubator for my next clutch so I will be able to better control the temps.

 

[Ionstorm]

Around what time into the whole incubation period should I start to see the eggs changing and growing?

 

[Warrix642]

Around what time into the whole incubation period should I start to see the eggs changing and growing?

They change/grow slowly. It is like watching paint dry... only if paint took 9 months to dry.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

The last time I had a clutch of eggs. I put them underneath an extra bed in a spare bedroom. It stays cooler there and I was able to keep the temps pretty stable. Heat rises so you should see your coldest temps in your home near the floor. In winter months you can move them back to the cupboard if you feel the temps are too low.