Would it be easier for you to scrap the eggs than to have to euthanize babies?
How do you feel about kinks...or, more precisely, what would you do with kinked babies?
Obviously, it is impossible to predict the outcome based on what you said, particularly since we don't know how long the temps were that high....but I had an overheating experience about 19 yrs ago (long story, and I'm fuzzy on some of the details). I had 2 clutches of burm eggs incubating - somewhere between 80-85 eggs (I know both clutches were just over 40, thinking 42 and 43, but I could be off by an egg on each) - and I had a temp spike into the high 90s. I don't recall how long it might have been...but I can't believe it would have been more than 36 hrs, knowing how I did things.
Some didn't hatch - I want to say 10-15; but that is totally a guess...could have been more, or less. Of the survivors, a lot of them had kinks...some were as minor as a notched spine, some had curlicue tails, some were just plain bent. I don't remember what percentage were problem free, unfortunately; but it was a disappointing experience. I remember that I had a buyer for a 25 lot, and I wasn't sure I'd be able to fill the order. (I do remember asking if he would accept a smaller count, or if he would accept a couple with very small bumps/notches, if necessary...but I don't remember if I had to resort to that, or if I had 25 unaffected babies.)
That was only a one time experience, and others may well have gotten better results. I don't mean to cause concern, but a few days of temps that high are definitely enough to cause significant problems. Maybe you'll get luckier than I did, but I figured you should have the information to consider.
I don't remember how much difference there was in how far along they were...I don't think it was much - 2 weeks, maybe 3 at the outside - but 3 weeks makes a big difference in terms of development. I wish I could remember if there was a difference in hatch rates and/or kinks associated with each clutch.
