Please help steno has laid 2 eggs please

marieandchrisx4 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 06:29 PM

OK my steno has laid 2 eggs and i have carefully put them in a tub with sand the only thing was they rolled would this have caused daage as she has only just layed them i had to kida dig round as she kinda coverd them up ,ive set the incubator at 84-86 and misted not alot but very slightly around the edge of the tub heres a pic

ok so what do i need to do now please im a women in need as this is my first lot of eggs

renster · #2 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 11:40 PM

Im not an expert on the issue but i have 4 sthenos and they have laid, the eggs were infertile anyway.

The one with the dent in it may be/become infertile or so ive read, Rolling of the egg isnt a major issue or atleast again so ive read elsewhere, Excessive rolling of an egg will ruin it.

If i were you id get 2 soda bottle caps and fill them with sand and place each egg on an individual sand filled lid and place that in a tub of moist soil/vermiculite/coco husk.

HOWEVER from looking id rather you just left them the way they are in the incubator for now, next set of eggs follow the instructions above, they are apparently best.

One is already minorly damaged but it shouldnt effect it too much.

Just monitor the humidity level of the Tub, watch the temps and wait and hopfully in around 70 - 80 days you should have 2 little steno's

and Whatever you do, DO NOT pick them up to candle.

In about a week or 2 the eggs should turn pinkish, it may not be noticeable at first but if you take a torch and shine it on the side of an egg and look at the other side(this is know as candling) you will see at first a pinkish/reddish blob or the entire egg will be pinkish/reddish, OR you will see pink/red with Veiny like things(usually later into incubation) this means they are fertile.

Either way wait till the incubation period is long over before thinking the eggs are duds.

Hope all goes well

marieandchrisx4 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 03:47 AM

thank you i will do as u have said as another one of my females is fat to and is digging left right and center so keeping an eye on her to now lol this is so exciting but sceary at the same time

marieandchrisx4 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 04:05 AM

also can i ask is in normal behaviour as the female is still kicking sand over were the eggs are and hanging around that area its not going to stress her ou is it when she finds out there not there and shes been covering for nothing

renster · #5 (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 09:57 AM

They do that its just survival instinct my small female just laid and forgot about her eggs, my larger female watched hers or atleast what she thought was her eggs.

Give her 2 - 3 days, offer her food(dusted) as shes just lost alot of energy, and she should be fine in a few days, If you offer her a lively food that will usually sway them to forget about the eggs.

Hope all goes well

marieandchrisx4 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-14-2009, 10:02 AM

thanks for that

renster · #7 (**permalink**) 12-18-2009, 08:12 PM

Just thought id add this, if the female insists on stayin where her eggs were(my female is doing this atm as shes laid again eggs are still there tho)

Make sure she eats as my female wouldnt leave her hide today and also leave a dish of water next to her, and if there is no hide in that area put one either on top of where eggs were or right beside it with the entrance next to the spot where she laid

marieandchrisx4 · #8 (**permalink**) 12-19-2009, 03:42 AM

thank u well on the 17th my other female layed 2 eggs aswell lol in the same place so now have 4 eggs incubating now and just waiting on scar now as she has eggs to pmsl there still white is this a good sign

renster · #9 (**permalink**) 12-19-2009, 04:59 PM

Yep, white eggs are a good sign, If they are dud they should go yellow and let off a bad smell within the first 2 or so weeks.

Its great to see more sthenos around in the UK they are hard to find here, and if they are found in a petshop they are most likely Wild Captured, would like to see more Bred in Captivity for a change as they are by far my favourite gecko and if not already known are Protected in Israel due to the few numbers of them, so it would be nice to have the numbers grow.

marieandchrisx4 · #10 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 02:32 AM

ill keep an eye on them well im kinda panicing now as my 3rd female that has eggs has not got them now and not got a clue were she has layed them i dont want to dig for them incase i crack them but now i have 6 and all layed withing few days of each other hmmm makes me wonder now if some are going to be fertile