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leopard gecko eggs hatching

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QUESTION: Hello Tracie it's Dena how are you? I am great I just needed some advice. One of my leopard gecko eggs started to crinkle up (It is time for it to hatch) but it has been a day so far an no one has appeared is this normal? All my other babies came really fast. This is one of the eggs from the juvinile who got pregnant I lost the other she laid so I am worried about this egg.

ANSWER: Hello Dena,

What's up?
GREAT, they are hatching!  Well, sometimes an egg or two just doesn't make it.  It should have already hatched out after a day, especially if the others have gotten out of their eggs now.
How is the female doing now?  Recovering nicely I hope?
How are the other babies doing, have they eaten yet?

Tracie

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QUESTION: The female is doing quite well and all the babies are eating like little piglets. I didn't word my question correctly. I lost one of the two eggs the juvenile laid so I don't have a timeline to go by on this one. It started to wrinkle like it was going to hatch but it hasn't yet. I am wondering how long I should give it before I consider it no good. It has only been 55 days since she laid them so I am hoping it is just slow in hatching. The other babies who have hatched were from different moms and clutches this will be the first viable egg from the juvenile that got pregnant. Hope that is a clearer question. As always it is nice to talk/type to you.

Dena

ANSWER: Hello Dena,

Great the female is doing well now, & the babies are eating really good too!  Superb!  :-))
Oh I see.  You don't have a timeline so that is hard to determine.  Once they collapse they should start hatching out within a 2-3 day timeline.  
The juveniles eggs just might not turn out though, since she is so young.  How long has it been crinkled now?  Is it still white in color?  Has it collapsed or just stayed crinkled?

Tracie

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QUESTION: It has been 2 days it is dark like I can see the baby and crinkled but still hasn't come out I figure I must have lost it I am so sad.....It isn't all dark just a part of it like I said I think it is the baby I am seeing. I guess I knew the answer to my question I was just hoping it would hatch. Thanks again for your time and help you are a really great person for helping all of us like you do and I for one appreciate it a lot.

Answer
Hello Dena,

Oh that is too bad, but it does sound like the baby is not going to hatch.  I was hoping for the best too, but it should have already hatched out by now.  
At least you have the others though now, which are all doing well.
I am sorry you weren't able to save it though.  
I enjoy helping, no problem at all!  :-))
Keep in touch.

Tracie