I believe it’s a myth, but i keep the embryo on top just in case - I tend to candle mine quite often, so i might very well have shifted some of them slightly and has never had a problem 
mind you that the embryo sometimes shifts after the first 24-48 hours, so if you decide to mark them, candle them again after a little while, you can still use the mark as a pointer 
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Okay, I probably will mark them when I next candle them, which will hopefully be when I get my next clutch soon-ish.
Also, not exactly on topic, but still exciting to me, my male, Starfall, who I have been struggling to get to eat for the last six months, is finally eating! I got him some new Pangea, and he loves it!
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Yesterday marked 30 days of my first batch incubating! Still waiting on the next batch, but i know it can take a bit. I’m learning lots of patience in this experience.
I did candle the eggs a few days ago (April 29th) and I’m pretty sure there’s progress! I took some pics of what I saw, figured the experts could let me know if something seemed off.
Now anywhere from 40-70 days until these little guys hatch… Reallllllyyyy wish it didn’t take that long lol.
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well… This isn’t a fun update at all.
I messed up big time today, and it’s all my fault. My sweet grow out girl Ruby, who wasn’t supposed to be bred until next year, was bred. I won’t go into a lot of detail, because it was REALLY stupid, and I should have known better… but I feel awful.
I’m going to be keeping a close eye on her, but really all I can do is wait and see what happens… Thankfully she’s not too small, but still…
I’m still just upset at myself.
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We all make mistakes - I have a pairing this year that I don’t know the dad of for sure, as she has been around two males due to a mix up at her old place and at my place. Not something i was aiming for, and it sucks, but it is what it is. It’s just super annoying, the geckos don’t care much… In your case, as long as she’s big enough no harm done. If you don’t want the babies you can freeze the eggs
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Yeah, I was only really comforted by the fact that she was very receptive. I kinda hope she doesn’t end up laying, but if she does I will definitely be keeping them, because the babies would be way too cool to miss out on.
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In another entry in my journal of unfortunate things to happen, Velvet’s tail has randomly kinked out of nowhere. I’m guessing she injured it, but I literally had her out at least a day or two ago, and it wasn’t like this…
On a comforting note, the eggs are still doing great! Tomorrow will be day 50!
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That is a common sign of dehydration
Did just check and she had plenty of water and didn’t immediately start licking up the water from the misting… but will definitely make sure she has as much water as she can get.
I also have to get calcium, turns out the food I thought had enough calcium does not in fact have enough calcium, but that will most likely happen tomorrow. That might also be the problem.
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Dehydration does not look like that, the tail becomes wavy, not kinked - That being said, it could be a sign of malnutrition, that she isn’t getting enough calcium, so more calcium sounds like a good plan!
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Your right. I was running on 3 hours of sleep yesterday and really shouldn’t have been commenting on something like this
I agree, I believe it’s malnutrition, very likely calcium deficiency.
This will likely lead to issues with any eggs she is producing.
Not saying you are depriving her of calcium, just some Geckos, esp laying Geckos need more calcium
I figured. As I said above I should be getting the calcium today.
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Hopefully you’ll get it soon 
I got it:)
In other news, exactly 50 days after her last clutch, Velvet laid one fertile egg and one slug. I will probably re-pair her again if she lets it happen.
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I’d suggest giving her the rest of the season off in order for her to catch up with her calcium. And if her sacks are looking full next year and she’s laying okay, then look to repair.
It’s possible that the egg she laid might be deficient in calcium also so take extra notice when it hatches. Hopefully all will be well
She will likely lay more eggs this season, so just keep an eye on her calcium as well as a look out for egg binding
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Okay, I’ll keep giving her calcium and keeping an eye on her. I did check her calcium sacks a few weeks ago, and she still had them at that time, so I wasn’t nearly as worried, but I will hold off on repairing.
Update: I did just check them they are still there, small, but they are there! She was MAD about me checking though, she actually managed to bite and break skin, which she’s never done before.
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Wanted to ask a quick question, I’m taking a long car drive in a few days, and I’m taking all my critters with me, including the incubating eggs. I was planning on adding more of the incubation substrate and bury them to prevent jostling, is that a good idea?
Also candled the eggs and one of the babies was moving! Not sure if that means it’s going to hatch soon, but it’s very exciting!
Don’t bury them. And can you just leave everyone at your house? I promise paying $50 to get someone to babysit them is much better than the stress it will cause your animals. It isn’t worth all the issues that could go wrong. And by bringing the eggs, it severely increases the chance of them not hatching. Just have a baby enclosure ready and premade the food for everyone. That just leaves checking on the eggs, possibly transferring the babies, spraying, and refilling the food.