leo egg has dent?

FoxGeckos

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so i am spending the entire summer away from home with my grandma, and my dad comes every weekend.
this weekend he said one of the leopard gecko eggs started to dent.
the humidity is at 84 while the temperature is at 80-82 at all times so i dont think its a problem with the humidity (there are also 3 other eggs that arent dented so thats another thing)
the dented egg plus its clutchmate are at 66 days while the other two eggs are at about 40 give or take a few days.
could it be that that egg is showing signs that its going to hatch?
actually, if it and its clutchmate hatched this week that would be great actually since next week my dad is going to be here with us all week so idk what we'd do it the egg hatched while we were gone (unless its safe to keep it in the incubator?? if not, i could always try to convince my sister to move them to their tank)
so is the dented egg gonna hatch soon or could the baby inside be dead?
 

acpart

Well-known member
At day 66, it's likely that the egg is ready to hatch. When the egg hatches, take the baby out of the incubator and put it in the housing I hope you have ready for it. Mist it a few times a day. After about 3 days, after it's shed and pooped, give it a shallow dish of water and some small mealworms, crickets, or whatever else you're planning to feed it. Don't worry if it doesn't eat much at first.

Aliza
 

FoxGeckos

New member
good news!! she hatched today!!
we did have a tank ready, a ten gallon with some toilet paper rolls for them to hide in and a heating pad !!
pinhead crickets are good size for them , right?
also, do they also need a small dish full of calcium?
 

acpart

Well-known member
Pinhead crickets are actually too small for them. 1/4" crickets will probably be better. I would recommend a small dish (like a bottle cap) of calcium without vitamin D3. My hatchlings this season did better when I added the calcium.

Aliza
 

FoxGeckos

New member
ok thanks for the info!!
turns out her cluchmate also hatched yesterday so thats a releif!
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heres some pictures of them aswell!
not 100% sure what morph they are (the father was a snow and the mother was a tangerine)
but, i guess i'll look into that later!
 

acpart

Well-known member
Neither is a snow. The top one is an aberrant. You'll find out within the next few weeks if they are tangerines or not.

Aliza
 
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