I think I found lizard eggs
Posted Jun 20, 2023, 11:19 PM UTC
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Are they solid or parchment shells? Do you have the ability to candle them?
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They’re kind of squishy feeling and cool. I have a couple of pretty powerful flashlights and I guess my phone light, I could try.
Edit: Put it on my phone light, you can definitely see something moving in there. Appears to have legs and tail and a big head. Candled all 8, 16 little eyes and 160 little toes as far as I can tell. I put them yolk side down in the little box as far as I could manage but I dont know if it matters.
I caught this lizard a few years ago around that same tree. Likely candidate for the lizard type.
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Any word! We found eggs Friday as well!
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I’m trying my best to keep them hydrated. I candle one occasionally to see movements. I think they’re ok.
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Hi all, I need help. I think these are lizard eggs. I found them in the cavity of a small dogwood that blew over recently in a storm. The area where the nest was was filled with moss, animal fur, and synthetic fiber like a bird nest (which is what I have them resting on. Likely species in my area, lower Arkansas, are skinks; broadheaded and the blue and black ones.
I know a little about lizards but nothing about their eggs or how they’re cared for.
So my questions are as follows:
Lizard eggs?
Identifiable?
Timeline of hatching? I found one shell open but it might have been ants.
Viability?
Care?
While I don’t know much about lizard eggs myself, thank you for taking them in since bad weather conditions could’ve led to a bad fate for these animals, the best thing to do is try and research and care for these lizards, if you plan on actually taking care of them, put them in a warm place under a light that’s warm such as a heat lamp (a simple fluorescent light may also help) and help them grow once they hatch (can take a few weeks, (1-2 maximum) . If you don’t plan on taking care of them give them to a friend who can. I wouldn’t recommend releasing them once they hatch as it’s rare they will survive in the wild since most wild lizards do not stay in groups and remain alone.