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RE: Problems with hatching eggs

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Posted by: ndokai at Thu Aug 28 16:16:12 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ndokai ]  
   

As far as incubation medium, Austin and I use vermiculite. We weigh the vermiculite out, and mix it with an equal part (or slightly less) water; a 1:1 or 1.25:1 ratio of vermiculite to water. I believe this is going to be drier than the method you described. We use about 200 - 250 grams of vermiculite for each clutch. We poke about 25-40 pinholes in the container with a thumb tack. The whole container is placed into a 2.5 gallon ziplock bag, a little bit of water is added to the bottom of the bag, and a couple of slits are cut into the upper surface of the bag for ventillation. This setup helps sustain the propper moisture and humidity for the full durration of incubation, which at our prefered 84-86F, can last more than 90 days. If you get good healthy eggs, they should hatch out just fine under these conditions.
Hope this helps.
Nick & Austin


   

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