Sonja

I thought I'd check back and see if there was any news on my egg question. You made me laugh Itoero, we are only a few hundred metres from the beach so I guess I am lucky I don't have whales under there!

OK, that is a bit to think about. If the egg actually got into the vacuum then that would be the end of it (the vacuum I mean). Maybe the simple bash around under the house strategy might be the most effective. Even if I miss some (they are not visible when I shine a torch under there) it will still significantly reduce the amount that remain to terrorise me. My favourite option (if Australian gun laws were a bit more lenient) would have to be shooting them! Fun and effective. That little rifle looks perfect for the job. Thanks for all your thoughts.

Thanks Itoero, when they first laid the eggs under there I didn't have the foresight to imagine this situation. I have no idea what I thought would happen. Eggshells are porous so I guess I hoped they would just slowly decompose if they were left undisturbed. I honestly didn't give it much thought at all. There is not much room under there. It would have to be a Chihuahua or something similar in size. Still, you are right about it being too late. Surely even the hungriest dog wouldn't eat something that bad (roll in it maybe). I imagine it may make a dog sick too. I guess that this is just not the type of experiment that people would ordinarily conduct. What scientific value would the information hold? What I do know is that if you disturb rotten eggs they will explode, plenty of stories about that going around. If I could get to the eggs I would do just that in order to have the whole thing over and done with. Unfortunately, these will sit undisturbed until they pop of their own accord. When one pops it sounds like a firecracker. I have learned that when I hear it I need to run around shutting windows and doors before the smell gets too much in the house. Because I can't see them I have no idea how close this nightmare is to being over. I just know it has been about 3 months since the last egg was laid under there.

Hi there, I found this site after a rather fruitless Google search. Am wondering how long it will take for rotten eggs to explode in summer in Australia. A while back my chooks took to laying their eggs under the house. I blocked off access but there are a lot of eggs still under there. The house is much too low for me to get to the eggs, either to break them or to remove them. I will just have to remain patient. Every now and then one will explode and it is horrific. It has been months since I blocked off access and I am desperate to know how much longer we will have to endure these nasty exploding surprises. If it is going to continue until this time next year (or worse) I need to psychologically brace myself. Many thanks for any info!