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eggs been in incubator for a day and started to have dents.
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MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
First off, the fluctuation is too high, IMO. If you can find a consistent temp that would be much better. I like to keep mine right at 80 degrees. Mine didn't fluctuate more than 1 degree either way.
If they fluctuate too high you can lose eggs or end up with kinked/deformed babies.
Denting right off the bat would suggest not high enough humidity. Do you have a lid on the box?
How are you incubating them? Shelf? Incubator? How are you regulating temps?
Do you have any sphagnum moss? If so, you can soak some, wring it out so it's not too wet and put it over the eggs to hold humidity.
One of my friends who has experimented with eggs, discovered best results once he set up the bin & just left it. If you mess with it too much, you might not do as well.
He had the damp moss and such already right off the bat.
Good luck! It's so exciting to see those little noses!
If they fluctuate too high you can lose eggs or end up with kinked/deformed babies.
Denting right off the bat would suggest not high enough humidity. Do you have a lid on the box?
How are you incubating them? Shelf? Incubator? How are you regulating temps?
Do you have any sphagnum moss? If so, you can soak some, wring it out so it's not too wet and put it over the eggs to hold humidity.
One of my friends who has experimented with eggs, discovered best results once he set up the bin & just left it. If you mess with it too much, you might not do as well.
He had the damp moss and such already right off the bat.
Good luck! It's so exciting to see those little noses!
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
*I don't mean to alarm you. Temps might be ok. I'm too OCD to be ok with temps that fluctuate that much. I prefer to keep mine close to 80 degress. Incubation might take a little linger, but it lessens the chance of kinked/deformed babies with a more consistent incubation temps.
That's for the advise ill get the temps more constant. The reason I made it flactuate like that was because one of the breaders told me that's what happens in the wild and he does it like that every year. But ill get the temps between 80-82 'F. By 85 I'm really exagerating as it is. Most I've seen it go up to is 83,6'F. I'm using something that switches light on when it reaches 83'F then switch it back on when it hits 80'F. Its in a round box with vermiculite in. I've added more water and will check them LATE tonight and post more pictures of it. Spaghnum moss is that dark moss that's a lot like soil just REALLY small dusty like right.?
That's for the advise ill get the temps more constant. The reason I made it fluctuate like that was because one of the breeders told me that's what happens in the wild and he does it like that every year. But ill get the temps between 80-82 'F. By 85 I'm really exaggerating s as it is. Most I've seen it go up to is 83,6'F. I'm using something that switches light on when it reaches 83'F then switch it back on when it hits 80'F. Its in a round box with vermiculite in. I've added more water and will check them LATE tonight and post more pictures of it. Spaghnum moss is that dark moss that's a lot like soil just REALLY small dusty like right.?
AliCat37
Michelle's Candied Corns!
No you're thinking of peat moss. Spaghnum is basically the "frog moss" they sell at petco.
Nanci
Alien Lover
How old are the eggs?
I would put the vermiculite back to the normal ratio of water, and put a layer of spagnum moss over the tops of the eggs, wrung out as dry as you can get it. Start with it wet, then wring it out completely. Generally, for incubation, if it feels too dry, it's probably just about right.
Do you have the eggs in a container with a lid? They should be in a container, with a lid, without air holes. Air holes let flies in, and humidity out. If they are sealed in, the humidity stays perfect. Then you just open the container once or twice a week and fan the eggs gently for a minute with the lid. Even when the babies start to hatch, don't worry about no air holes as long as you are removing the babies ever 4-6 hours (if you can stand to leave them that long!
I would put the vermiculite back to the normal ratio of water, and put a layer of spagnum moss over the tops of the eggs, wrung out as dry as you can get it. Start with it wet, then wring it out completely. Generally, for incubation, if it feels too dry, it's probably just about right.
Do you have the eggs in a container with a lid? They should be in a container, with a lid, without air holes. Air holes let flies in, and humidity out. If they are sealed in, the humidity stays perfect. Then you just open the container once or twice a week and fan the eggs gently for a minute with the lid. Even when the babies start to hatch, don't worry about no air holes as long as you are removing the babies ever 4-6 hours (if you can stand to leave them that long!
Its in an airtight container now. I ddnt rotate the eggs or anything. My temps are at 80-84'F humidity was 80%(when it was in the contair with airholes). Ill check it again tonight n see if it better. Are the eggs gaana stay this way or will they go back to normal ?
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
Oh yeah n this is the mom. A 1,41m anery. Her name is noami. She was bred with a fire ( I was told he was het candyCane but some one else on this forum told me that's not possible ). So I think it was just a fire het something else.
My anery weighed 888grams before pregnancy then went to 908grams n now she is 598grams.
My anery weighed 888grams before pregnancy then went to 908grams n now she is 598grams.
Nanci
Alien Lover
The eggs should plump back up. They weren't dented when you found them?
About a week before hatching they may dent again. You may also feel the shell start to thin. It's hard to explain, but the egg feels softer. Don't do anything to try to plump the eggs back up at this point- this is a normal part of preparing to hatch.
About a week before hatching they may dent again. You may also feel the shell start to thin. It's hard to explain, but the egg feels softer. Don't do anything to try to plump the eggs back up at this point- this is a normal part of preparing to hatch.
Alli_Draggy
Wadjet's family
Pet stores sometimes have it, too.
