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Re: whats the longest time a egg takes to hatch
Posted by GreyLady on 5/04/10

On 5/03/10, Mel wrote:
> My female laid her first clutch 32 days ago(2 eggs). I do
> not know if there fertile Im assuming there not because the
> havent hatched but how long do i leave them w/ herbefore i
> remove them?

21-28 days is the norm. Unless you know for a fact when she
laid the last one, it could be rushing it to try to remove
them just yet. In any case, I would advise leaving them
alone until she abandons them. So long as they are
undamaged, (meaning they could grow bacteria) there is no
harm in allowing her to tend them as long as she wants. To
take them too soon would be to risk having her try to lay
more to replace them, further depleting her health and
calcium reserves. I would not try to take them until I knew
she had not paid any attention to them for several days. You
didn't say how old she is but for a first clutch, that is not
unexpected. If she is too young, they may not be fertile.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• whats the longest time a egg takes to hatch, 5/03/10, by Mel.
• Re: whats the longest time a egg takes to hatch, 5/04/10, by GreyLady.
• Re: whats the longest time a egg takes to hatch, 5/04/10, by Mel.
• Re: whats the longest time a egg takes to hatch, 5/05/10, by GreyLady.