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An odd question

Jevard

Jevard

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I once had a friend a while back who bred snakes unsure of what kind i dont remember. but he used food coloring to make a type of paint to mark and number his eggs i think for his record books.. i always figured that would hurt the embryo inside. not to mention not very practical unless your like a big time breeder i guess.. but what are your opinions on this? anyone here ever done it? and does it really cause development issues?
 
Why would food coloring hurt the embryo inside an egg?
It's water soluable. (Usually) Nontoxic. And generally thought
to be safe by most people.
So why would it would hurt an embryo inside an egg?:shrugs:
 
the fact that its a liquid and water soluable. cant it clog some of the pores the egg breaths through
 
Jevard said:
the fact that its a liquid and water soluable. cant it clog some of the pores the egg breaths through
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Well, as long as you don't submerge it like an Easter egg, I don't think it would be a problem. I don't mark eggs, but if I did, I'd use a pencil.
 
I marked mine this year with a pencil and have a hard time seeing the marks now. Granted, I really don't need to becasue I've decided that if an egg goes bad I will leave it alone. Marking would have come in handy for another clutch I had. The last egg was fresh and wouldn't take the pencil and when I went to extract them MOMMA was none too happy.( and we all know that when Momma ain't happy, nobody's happy)She pushed my hand around with suprising force and that egg became dislodged. This stressed me as I thought it may drown the embryo. After careful searching I found that the air-pocket probably hadn't formed and that any position I chose to put it in would be OK. I candled it after a few weeks and so far the veins look great. I just may try a small dab of watered down coloring on the next clutch.
 
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Personally, I prefer Crayola brand markers. They are felt tipped, and water soluable. But that's just me.
 
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