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#200024
Bigyaf37
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Hatching Question Please help 
I woke up this morning to one of my eggs starting to hatch the head is sticking out of the eggs but the baby dragon appears to be dead. I checkd them last night before i went to bed, so it must of started hatching in the last eight hours. Is this normal for the head to be sticking out of the egg and the dragon to appear dead? or is there something wrong? Dave
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12/16/04 10:02am
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#200037
Heartmountain
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200024
Hatching Question Please help
Completely normal. They sometimes (quite often) take a break in the middle of hatching to get up some energy to finish the job off. I’ve only had a couple die at this point so it’s pretty rare for that to happen. Also after it gets out it’s normal for them to appear dead for a while while they rest and recouperate.Sean
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12/16/04 11:14am
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#200045
Bigyaf37
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Message To: Heartmountain In reference to Message Id: 200037
Hatching Question Please help
Thanks, he/she is up and around now, i have one other questions i put he/she in a tupperware with a moist paper towel inside the hovabator did this need to have the lid over it with holes poked in it? Thanks for your help again.David
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12/16/04 11:34am
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#200046
Bigyaf37
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200045
Hatching Question Please help
One more question:) how often should i check to see if more eggs have hatched?David
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12/16/04 11:35am
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#200047
Heartmountain
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200046
Hatching Question Please help
Ya, I’d put a lid with holes on it. You don’t want them running around on the wire, especially if they haven’t absorbed their eggs sack all the way yet. You said moist paper towels right? Keep them in there for the first 24 hours and then you can move them into their tanks. I’d check on them a few times a day depending on how many are coming out and what stage they’re at. Sean
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12/16/04 11:42am
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#200051
Bigyaf37
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Message To: Heartmountain In reference to Message Id: 200047
Hatching Question Please help
Ya, its in there with moist paper towels and i just put a lid with holes over it. All the eggs went in on october 27. There are a few that look pretty close to hatching.
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12/16/04 11:54am
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#200066
Heartmountain
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200051
Hatching Question Please help
Ya, you’ll probably get a few today, the brunt of them in the next day or 2, and then a few straglers over a couple days after that. At least that’s how it generally goes. Take some pics and post them, they’re always so cute when they hatch. CongratsSean
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12/16/04 12:44pm
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#200109
7Brett7
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Message To: Heartmountain In reference to Message Id: 200066
Hatching Question Please help
Wow Bigyaf37, it looks like your clutch beat mine at hatching lol. Hey what happend to your eggs right before they started hatching?
And I gotta stop candeling the eggs, cause it keeps messing with the temperature, and it isn’t following heartmountains conspiracy lol, which is if you candle the eggs one day, the babies will decide to stay in another day too. lolThanks
~Brett G. 
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12/16/04 3:17pm
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#200179
Bigyaf37
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 200109
Hatching Question Please help
i never did candle mine, the eggs started to dent in bit and darken in color before it hatched. To be honest the ones i thought would hatch first have not yet hatched. I have one had one hatch so far. Like you i need to quit checking now cause im droping the temp, plus that whole conspircy thing:)
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12/16/04 6:25pm
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#200298
7Brett7
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200179
Hatching Question Please help
thanks alot, I will look for that. Why dont you just observe them with a flash light through the hovabator windows?
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12/16/04 10:04pm
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#200329
Bigyaf37
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 200298
Hatching Question Please help
The night she laid eggs i wasnt totally ready for it anf the only tupperware i had didnt have a clear lid, so i cant really see. I guess thats what i get for being unprepared. I actually happy any of my eggs are hating because we had a power outage and i lost quite a few after that:(
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12/16/04 10:57pm
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#200681
7Brett7
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200329
Hatching Question Please help
Did you lose some of your eggs?  Are any more hatching? mine are still sitting there with the babies moving all around.... DAMN, when will mine just hatch lol.....
I am very impatient as you can see....
Good luck! Ihope yours do well and wish me luck for my eggs to hatch. I got everything set up sitting there waiting! lol 
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12/17/04 5:37pm
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#200686
Bigyaf37
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 200681
Hatching Question Please help
Yeah i lost most of mine after the power outage i was pretty pissed, but nothing i could do. I have about 5-8 left i think are still gonna hatch. I had another one hatch this morn. I hope your hatch soon, im gonna try to post some pics later of mine two hatchings. Im sure yours well hatch over the weekend. David
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12/17/04 5:43pm
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#200732
7Brett7
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200686
Hatching Question Please help
Man I am sorry for your loss. That really sucks... 
Hey was your clutch 23 eggs? i remember we both had the same time the eggs were laid.
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12/17/04 7:21pm
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#200736
7Brett7
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 200732
Hatching Question Please help
And one question david, did your eggs dent in a few days before hatching, or more like hours before?  And did any of them sweat???
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12/17/04 7:28pm
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#200738
Bigyaf37
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 200736
Hatching Question Please help
Yeah it was 23 eggs before the power outage:( They started to dent and some changed color a bit before hatching. I find going to bed makes them hatch. Each one has hatched while im sleeping.David
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12/17/04 7:31pm
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#201014
Bigyaf37
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 200738
Hatching Question Please help
Did any hatch Brett? I had one more hatch last night while i was sleeping of course. Just wanted to see if you had any yet.David
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12/18/04 10:59am
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#201143
7Brett7
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Message To: Bigyaf37 In reference to Message Id: 201014
Hatching Question Please help
LoL... Still none....... The eggs are starting to get darker though and the temp is at 85. I can feel the time is coming very soon, hopefully lol. I candled one very quickly a couple of nights ago, and saw that they had gotten somewhat bigger than the first time I started to candle, and there was alot of movement also. I want to see a picture of your babies. Wish me some god lck for these damn eggs lol!
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12/18/04 3:16pm
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