Gold Dust: how long does actual hatching usually take?

KDK241

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My 2 female gold dusts ended up being a pair which I found out when I saw a hatchling on the door of their cage a couple weeks ago. Then a few days ago when I was looking for more eggs I found another hatchling and 3 more eggs. I had planned to leave the eggs but somehow the bamboo they were in fell and they rolled out so I incubated them anyway figuring it's a long shot. One of the eggs had already pipped but after 24 hours there was no progress so I removed it. Now a couple hours ago I checked and the other egg has pipped but when I just looked again there's no progress being made. How long should it take?
 

IrishEyes

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I'm no expert--in fact, I'm a total newbie to day gecko breeding, but it seems like my guys literally take seconds to hatch, when I've actually seen them doing it. No clue how accurate that is, though. They may have pipped hours before that, and I just never noticed it. I do know, though, that I'm always amazed when I look at the eggs one second, and they're all eggs, and a few seconds later I turn and look at them again, and there's a new baby hanging out with the eggs!

I'm sure that someone a LOT more knowledgeable than I am about these things will pipe up with a good answer for you, soon, though :).
 
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