cat eggs?

Ozymandias · #1 06-05-2010, 09:15 PM

so i was cleaning out my Malaysian cat geckos cage and i found an eggs, unfortunately before i realized what it was i sort of squeezed it and and heard a crack. my two questions are question is it possible that the egg was fertile (i guess that the word) and if so did i kill it by accident?

i know when i got her she was kept with one other gecko for a time but that was about 6 months ago.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #2 06-05-2010, 10:09 PM

They can retain sperm for very long period of time (up to a year at least). So it's possible that it was fertile. You may have killed the egg. But maybe not. Only one way to tell. I'd treat it as being viable until it shows signs otherwise (like mold).

Ozymandias · #3 06-05-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

They can retain sperm for very long period of time (up to a year at least). So it's possible that it was fertile. You may have killed the egg. But maybe not. Only one way to tell. I'd treat it as being viable until it shows signs otherwise (like mold).

ok what should i do?

**Riverside Reptiles** · #4 06-06-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ozymandias

ok what should i do?

Incubate the eggs! I'd suggest reading through this forum. There's many threads on incubating felinus eggs and many different ways to do it.

Ozymandias · #5 06-06-2010, 02:06 PM

right doing that now looks like i'm going to have to pick up some vermiculite, is it bad if the temps get over 80 just moved back home and haven't been able to get an air-conditioner installed yet.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #6 06-06-2010, 05:02 PM

Temps over 80 are not only getting pretty high for incubation, that's getting pretty high for your felinus as well.

Ozymandias · #7 06-06-2010, 05:04 PM

ya i know when my parents where installing the AC before i got home thay sort of dropped it out the window on to rock which sucks, just got a new one today

**Riverside Reptiles** · #8 06-06-2010, 08:13 PM

A few days should be ok. But you certainly don't want prolonged periods of 80's or higher.

Ozymandias · #9 06-06-2010, 08:40 PM

ya i know thats why i hate moving from the dorms to my house (dorms new with central heating and AC, my house older than this country by 5 years and thus nada with the AC also heating it is a pain)

Ozymandias · #10 06-10-2010, 06:55 PM

well good news and bad news, the egg i cracked caved in so i'm no assuming it dead but i found another egg woot. do i have to use vermiculite cant find it localy right now and sort of tight on cash is there a simple substitute. also why do you use vermiculite as a hatching medium?