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My very first clutch of eggs have been incubating for about a week now, and they seem to be turning green on the bottom as well as turning pink on the bottoms. My set up is a mix of vermiculite and perlite, and I have them sitting on it as they were laid. I didn't have the gull to separate them. What should I do? or is this normal? I have already put some window screen on top of the substrate and put the eggs on top of the screen to keep them off of the substrate a little. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.

Could we see a photo of the set up and eggs as they look today.

Thanks

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Brian Gundy

www.for-goodness-snakes.com

The moisture level in your substrate is far too high, your eggs are rotting. The window screen might not be enough to get the eggs completely off the too-wet substrate. Might need to pick up some of that fluourescent light grating you hear and see so much of on this forum in particular...
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www.strictlyballs.ca

Sounds like either they were bad to begin with or you got them too wet. If you can get pictures we might be able to help determine if they are too far gone or if there is a possibility to save them. If they stink -- they are done -- you can toss them.

Good luck!
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Tosha
JET Pythons
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they are molding, you have them too moist and/or do not have enough air flow vs humidity

I just put them on some egg crate, so my fingers are crossed. They don't stink yet. I am unable to post a pic at this time, so I will just keep you all updated. My incubator is an old college dorm fridge and it sits nicely between 89 and 91. I have one bin with water in it at the bottom and the eggs are on the top shelf with the perlite and vermiculite mix with two layers of egg crate and the window screen on top of that, and the eggs are sitting on that, and then of course the lid. I have a computer fan in the center of the celling blowing down on the box. So I have good circulation, good heat, and now hopefully good "substrate" We shall see. Thank you for your replies.

that is too hot. your max temp for bp eggs should never be over 90 and really is safer at 87-89

I agree. Better to bring your temps down a touch. It would be nice if your temps were a little more steady. Is that fluctuation from opening and closing the door a lot? I know with my first clutch, I had to impose a restriction on myself to one peek a day.

I have to open the door and let them cool a little because when I set up the incubator, I had it perfect at 89-90, and now that the eggs are in there it is going all the way up to 93. I raised the shelf to its highest point and scooted the egg box to the back of the shelf. I remember setting it up, I got a couple degrees cooler in different areas, so I will be checking them every 12 hours, and moving them until I find that perfect 88-89. I know that it is in there, i just have to find it. Thanks again.

if they are turning green and orange you have likely already lost them. only dead eggs usually turn green and orange