Help! I found a really tiny egg and am unsure if it is a lizard or a bird?

Question

This morning my dad found a really tiny white egg, smaller than a dime, inside an unused garage shack. When I looked inside the egg, I noticed that it had a bluish eye, some kind of a body attached to the eye, blood vessels, and something long that I assume is the tail. I know for sure that developing birds come with this eye, but I am unsure about lizards. I really need to know ASAP because this could be a bird egg and I am mistaken, because right now I think it is a lizard egg and I have placed it outside since it is really hot outside so it can develop. If it is a bird egg then I need to take it inside and put it under some kind of incubator. I have tons and tons of experience with birds, but absolutely no experience with lizards, and I am unsure on what I should do about the egg. Right now I am planning to hatch the egg and then release it. If it is a lizard. Oh yeah, I live in Dallas, TX. That might help with the identification of what kind of egg it is.

Answer 1

thats hard to tell. well if it's a lizard egg never never put it under a lamp or incubator trust me i made that mistake and it dried the eggs up, but those eggs were green anole eggs and they are tiny and leathery feeling like squishy. so if it is a lizard egg just get some soil and mist it when it gets dry it needs to be moist. now if it;s a burd egg.....well idk i never have been sucsesful with those. i really doubt it's a bird egg since it is so small. oh well i hope this helps :)

P.S i am not sure if moist soil is good for all lizard eggs.

Answer 2

maybe u should put it back where u found it,i think that is best.

Answer 3

If the egg is soft and leathery it is most likely a reptile egg. If it is a reptile egg depending on how much it has been moved it might be dead. I'm sorry. Reptile eggs do not get rotated like bird eggs they must sit in the same position till they hatch. If it is reptile I would make sure its in a safe place and leave it alone. If it is hard it is most likely a bird and since you have experience with them then use your best judgment on whether to leave it or take care of it. I hope this helps. Good luck.

Answer 4

i would keep it under a heat light for a while, then take it to the vets. they probably know more about these types of things than u or i.

Answer 5

A pic would help.

Answer 6

A picture might help...

General rule....

If it's leathery, and flexible to the touch, reptile.

If it's hard, like a chicken shell, bird.

Reptiles always have a soft shell, it's easier for the baby to break out.

Answer 7

Just leave it outside and let nature take its course.

Answer 8

some lizards do have hard shelled eggs. if this is the case i would say its probably a green anole, they live there naturally and their eggs are very small, about the size of a dime, maybe a little smaller. to hatch it take a small container and ill it with sand, keep the sand damp and the egg just a little ways down below the surface, check once a week for mould. be very careful, they are fragile. depending on how long it had been there it could take up to 40 days.- i know what im talking about pretty well, ive done a lot of research on reptiles, namely green anoles since i got mine