Hey! I am curious what you all use, the container and substraint, for incubating eggs? I just want to see what you all do, for now I am following some good advice and information I have gathered in the past, but it cant hurt to doublecheck with the experts! How often do you provide water, air, etc.. thanks!
What do you use for eggs?
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lessthantito
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I use Aquatic Pond Soil that I bought from Home Depot and I incubate in clear deli cups or I get free ones from the chinese resturant when I get soup
Jaguar Gecko77
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I use...
I use vermiculite and i dont even use the film lids like other breeders do I havent had a problem with this method yet if you look at my post NEWLY HATCHED you can see what it looks like in the deli cups under the baby crestie. Good luck
David-
I use vermiculite and i dont even use the film lids like other breeders do I havent had a problem with this method yet if you look at my post NEWLY HATCHED you can see what it looks like in the deli cups under the baby crestie. Good luck
David-
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One more thing i forgot to mention is the moisture level you asked about. I am to the point where i can stick my finger in and tell how humid it should be :shock: ....not recomended LOL.So use a hydrometer and i would shoot for 80-90% Depending on how humid the area that you live in is the amount of times you will need to add water will vary. also air wise i use a delicup with about 12 holes on the lid and 6 holes around the cup itself. I keep the delicup with the egg on vermiculite inside a small plasitc tank (you know the type with different colored snap on lids) then i keep a paper towel ontop of that to keep moisture in and also allow air. inside the small plasitc tank i put a small layer of vermiculite. and a small layer of water (just enough to soak the vermiculite. when that vermiculite dries out its a good idea to check the one inside the actual cup that the egg is in the vermiculite outside will always dry out before the egg inside the cup is in any trouble . This was of my own devise, scientifically i dont know how much difference it really makes lol. However my egg track record stands at Mold 0 dryouts 0 "Good egg" hatch outs 100% :wink:
And alll this is kept at room temp 70-81 all works i used to incubate then tried this once and stuck to it.
And alll this is kept at room temp 70-81 all works i used to incubate then tried this once and stuck to it.
thorrshamri
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I use coconut mould (you can purchase it in bricks to be put into water at pet shops) as a substrate,only moderatedly moist.In no way should water drip when you take a pinch of substrate between your fingers.Moreover,I have noticed females tend to lay in the drier parts of the substrate,i.e. almost dry.
I place the eggs on that substrate,half-buried,in a plastic cricket box.This box is put inside the viv,at the precise place the female has laid her clutch.I do believe their instinct drive them to lay eggs at the best place as regards moisture and temps for successful development.
I don't use a hygrometer,relying more on how the substrate looks like:when it needs to be re-moistened,about every month,I use a 2 ml plastic syringe to wet the substrate a little,of course never on the eggs themselves.Hygrometers can be a source of confusion sometimes,you won't find any in my vivs.
Thus there is a night drop in the temps,which gives off healthier hatchlings.I have 100% success as regards egg hatching with this method,and I only lost one juvenile after a few days out of about 20 this year.
When I used vermiculite,constant temps in a more classical incubator,I only had 30% success.I think you should try my way
I place the eggs on that substrate,half-buried,in a plastic cricket box.This box is put inside the viv,at the precise place the female has laid her clutch.I do believe their instinct drive them to lay eggs at the best place as regards moisture and temps for successful development.
I don't use a hygrometer,relying more on how the substrate looks like:when it needs to be re-moistened,about every month,I use a 2 ml plastic syringe to wet the substrate a little,of course never on the eggs themselves.Hygrometers can be a source of confusion sometimes,you won't find any in my vivs.
Thus there is a night drop in the temps,which gives off healthier hatchlings.I have 100% success as regards egg hatching with this method,and I only lost one juvenile after a few days out of about 20 this year.
When I used vermiculite,constant temps in a more classical incubator,I only had 30% success.I think you should try my way
thorrshamri
Moderator/The French Viking Moderathorr
This is how your incubating substrate should look like on the left.On the right,both pics show an excess of water/humidity which shall be avoided.
This is how they incubate :simple but efficient
This is how they incubate :simple but efficient
