Under. Milii Incubation Questions

[DDReptiles]

I am expecting eggs any'ole time now. What should the temps be?? Humidity?? How long on avg. till eggs hatch?? Any other hints would be cool as well.

Thanks Derek

 

[Derek]

Hi Derek,

I would incubate them at 82-84 degrees. I don't know the humidity inside the egg container but I use a mix of 50:50 water to perlite by weight medium and put it in a container with no holes in it. I just open the container once a week to let the air circulate and haven't had any problems with this method. On average, my milii take about 70 days to hatch under those conditions. Hope this helps.

Derek

 

[DDReptiles]

Thanks Derek

I am going to use 50 grams of vermiculite to 50 grams water and incubate it at 83 degrees.

Thank Again.

 

[markvij]

I incubate my eggs at 27 degrees centigrade in moist vermiculite (ratio 1:1 in weight). Important is that at the end of the incubation the substrate dries out. I only moisten the subtrate once and after 50-60 days (the incubation time at this temperature) it is as good as dried out.

Mark

 

[DDReptiles]

Thanks, I have to go check for eggs now as I saw my female last night getting oftly comfy in the nest box

 

[Nathan Hall]

I am going to use 50 grams of vermiculite to 50 grams water and incubate it at 83 degrees.

Exactly how I do it. I poke a few pin-sized holes in the lids of the containers to decrease condensation. At that 1:1 ratio, humidity is 70+%. I usually don't have to add any water to the containers during incubation. The eggs will let you know. Slight dimpling is fine, just add some water. Under hydration is much better than over hydration. I've had very few problems with fertile U. milii eggs. Good luck!!!