Is this Egg Fertile?

[Jstoker1238]

Hi everyone! I'm the owner of my first Leopard Gecko, her name is Kahleesi. The reptile store I adopted her from had kept her with a male and told me that if she lays eggs, they may be fertile. Well she laid two eggs about three weeks ago. She ended up damaging those eggs before I could do anything with them unfortunately. Well, last night she layed one single egg. I would like to try and incubate it but I need to know if there will be a little baby gecko inside of it or not. I've read lots of info and it seems that a fertile egg is supposed to glow pinkish-redish if fertile and will have visible veins forming on the inside. This egg candles mostly a yellow color however. There is a place where I can see little red vein looking things that form a small ring about the size of my little finger nail though. I made sure not to move the egg too much and kept it the same orientation as when I found it. I'm going to post some pictures, if some one could give me advice on whether or not this egg is fertile, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Aimless]

I can't tell from the pic, but it seems the color's good and you might have a cheerio

 

[CharmedGecko]

Looks fertile to me, definitely incubate.

 

[Jstoker1238]

I have it incubating in Vermiculite currently, guess we'll see if anything happens. I've read online some people saying the cheerio needs to be the top of the egg. . . and I've also read where people say you shouldn't change the orientation of the egg at all. Which one is true?

 

[Aimless]

both. is it possible the cheerio would have been up and you or your gecko may have shifted it?

 

[Jstoker1238]

Both? How can both be true? If the important thing is that the cheerio needs to face upwards, then that proves the information about how you shouldn't turn the egg to be completely false. Very contradictory .. Please let me know if I should turn the egg cheerio side up. . .I don't want to kill the egg by leaving it the way I Found it. It's been laying this way for over 24 hours now because I'm afraid to turn it if I shouldn't. Please and thanks in advance.

 

[CharmedGecko]

I've only ever incubated the eggs in the same position I've found them in (all hatched out perfectly fine). Never heard of having to place the cheerio on the top.

 

[amarkakis]

Overall they both look fertile to me. I have a similar situation with my crested geckos going on right now. My females first clutch didn't look fertile at first. Still not sure if they are, and one of the two eggs collapsed.
Best of luck to you and your eggs!

 

[Aimless]

I've never had an egg where the cheerio wasn't on top that hadn't been moved from the original position, but then my breeding experience is pretty limited. thanks for the clarification, that it can be on the side and not hurt the embryo!

 

[Jstoker1238]

I wanted to update this. Here are pictures of Kahleesi's egg at the two week mark. Also BTW, I did turn the egg to place the cheerio on top on 10/3. The Cheerio seems to be expanding. The egg is giving off more of a redish pinkish glow now as well.

 

[Jstoker1238]

Another Update. Kahleesi laid two more eggs last night.

 

[Jstoker1238]

Another update.

Kahleesi's laid a total of 7 eggs. I've given them to my local reptile store to incubate, but the single egg that she laid that I originally posted about is 43 days in now and it's developing just fine. I candled it yesterday and I could actually see the baby inside the egg moving around! I'm so excited to watch it develop! I've been keeping the egg in a Tupperware container with vermiculite in a corner of Kahleesi's enclosure.

Also, from my original post here, can any one look at Kahleesi's picture and determine what Morph she is? I would appreciate some insight, and I can post more pictures if needed.

Thanks!

 

[Jstoker1238]

UPDATE!! EGG HATCHED!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:
Well I got my answer to my original question yesterday, the egg hatched out when I got home from work. He's so little! He still has the umbilical cord and yolk sack attached however. He seems to be healthy though, I moved him into his 20 gal enclosure I had previously prepared for him and he hasn't stopped running around at all. I'm so surprised at the energy of the little one. I didn't anticipate the yolk sac issue however, so I'll be going home on my lunch break to place him in a smaller container within his enclosure with damp paper towels. He does have a moist hide in his enclosure but with so much space to explore I feel he isn't spending the time he needs there. So without further adieu... Meet Drogon. . (aka Lil Flip!)

 

[Saskia]

Awww, so cuteee!!! BAsing on the incubation time, he is most likely a male, he is super cute!! Congrats on your first hatchling! Are you planning on keeping him??

 

[Jstoker1238]

Awww, so cuteee!!! BAsing on the incubation time, he is most likely a male, he is super cute!! Congrats on your first hatchling! Are you planning on keeping him??

Thanks! He is soo energetic it's crazy. I do plan on keeping him. His cord and yolk sack dropped off last night night. I'm waiting eagrly for his first shed. . I want him to start eating soon.

 

[Saskia]

I know the feeling LOL, it seems like forever until they start eating, however, if he had the yolk sac for a couple of days, he might start a bit later than other hatchlings, I wouldn't be surprised if he ate at 7-9 days of age, he is still full of yolk...
He doesn´t have any yellow, right? He might have some snow genes in him, do you have a picture of the mom?

 

[Jstoker1238]

I know the feeling LOL, it seems like forever until they start eating, however, if he had the yolk sac for a couple of days, he might start a bit later than other hatchlings, I wouldn't be surprised if he ate at 7-9 days of age, he is still full of yolk...
He doesn´t have any yellow, right? He might have some snow genes in him, do you have a picture of the mom?

It does seem like forever. . he's 3 days out of the egg now. Guess i'll have to be patient. He has absolutely zero yellow. I haven't been able to determine what morpth the mom is yet but I have plenty of photos of Kahleesi, here are a couple.

 

[Saskia]

She looks normal, and a LOT like one of my females, who also produces black and white babies, perhaps the father is a snow, did you ever see him??

 

[Jstoker1238]

Well, the male she was kept with in the store when I bought her looked like a normal too. It was pretty yellow with spots on its neck and head and tail. .the body was modtly solid yellow. .but I'm not 100% sure it was the father. I guess I have no way of knowing for sure :-/

 

[Saskia]

Well, since you are planning on keeping him, it will be fun to see your little guy develop and change into his adult colors!! And maybe then you can have a guess of his moprh