questions about my stenos .all help is needed please

[marieandchrisx4]

hi all ive finaly forund which part to put them in and wondering if somebody can help as this is my first time with these little one ,one of my females looks like she has a white egg well could be 2 as shes white on both sides ,just wondering if she is pics attached ,
how long do they stay gravid ?
whats the temperature to be in the incubator i have made my own .
and how long do they take to hatch
thanks in advance marie

 

[MonteQ's]

She does look gravid in these pics. Gestation has been between 9-14 days in my experience. I've heard some will go up to 3 weeks. She'll lay when she's ready...just watch for diggin or for her to get thin all of a sudden. Keep in mind that these guys are extremely prolific. Stay up on the supplements and feeding. You may want to separate them after a few clutches to give her a rest.

I incubated mine last year at 83f. Hatched about 85-90% female. Incubation ranged from 75-85 days on average. I incubated in bottle caps filled with dry sand atop perlite moistened at 1:1 by weight. Leave them in the incubator on slightly moist paper towels until they complete their first shed. Babies will eat 10 day old crickets after a couple days. For the most part the babies are extremely hardy and will grow rapidly. I feed 3-5 appropriately sized dusted crickets daily for the first couple months...until growth slows.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[marieandchrisx4]

thank you so so much thats great my other female is massive so guess its not long now before she ill lay ive lifted her and can see 2 eggs one either side or maybe ts just 1 large egg , ill keep updated ,thanks agan mare