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zefdin
at Sun Apr 15 13:03:20 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by zefdin ]
What kind of heating element does the incubator use? Is the egg container far enough away so it only receives indirect heat and doesnt dry out the eggs?
Did you poke holes around the sides of the tupperware container?
Also you want to dampen- not wet- damp, the spagnum / perilite mix and place the eggs about 1/3 or 1/2 buried in the mixture.
I prefer to make the perilite mix very wet and then place two pcs(use 2 not 1) of the plastic eggcrate ontop of this wet mixture (you can even use water only, but I prefer to have something like the perilite to keep the water from sloshing around and getting on the eggs). The 2pcs of eggcrate will keep the eggs from getting wet and the humidity will stay really high.
I really dont worry about getting my humidty too high (as long as the incubator isnt dripping wet), too low humidity is far worse IMHO.
If I were you I would weigh my eggs today and get a baseline to go from here on out. In the future weigh them right away so you have a reference to go by.
Also, if your incubator is on the smaller side, I would only run the fan for a couple hours every few days. My incubator is smaller, so I dont even use a fan, I just open the top to get fresh air insde evry few days.
If at all possible take some pics of the eggs and the setup. You have to figure out if the eggs are collapsing or just wrinkling up a bit.
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RE:ball python eggs - zefdin, Sun Apr 15 13:03:20 2007