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i had a huge clutch today 9 eggs 1.1 albino i put the eggs in the vermiculite but there stuck together and when i put them into the vermiculite one or two eggs being stuck high together its really not into the vermiculite like the others is that ok? thanks for any help!!

they don't have to all touch the vermiculite.....

Eggs don't have to be in medium to incubate. Propper temp and humidity are all that is required. Some people incubate eggs on plastic grate over water for proper humidity. With the eggs stuck together like this you may want to try this method. Check them every day for any signs that the top ones are drying out. Do you have temp and humidity gages in the incubator? As long as the humidity is good everything should be fine as is.
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1.0 normal BP Nicodemus
1.0 BP Moufasa pos vanilla, fire, cinny
0.4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het Dora Queen Ace Pearl
2.0 Alb Corn Bizaar Elixir
0.0.1 Rev Alb Nelsons Oden

ok great as far as temps and humidity i have them set up in a hovabator the only thing is i need to watch the temps in there. i just found the eggs this morning and panicked i didnt even think she was gravid. so i set up the hovabator and vermiculite waited 30 minutes and put them in i usually have it going a few days earlier before the eggs but i got a suprise today. i hope that wont be a problem either being that the temps are saying 80 right now but its been on for 2 hours so we will see. thanks for your help!

you said you USUALLY have the 'bator set-up ahead of time...?....so you've done this before...

you said...80 degrees....it needs to be 89

you said Hova-bator and vermic----??? did you use the bator' as a container or a container inside the 'bator?....

if you have the ermic in the Hova-bator...you better not be using the short bottom that came with it...you need taller bottom....like a styro shipping box (that fits to size)

and if you have the vermic in the bottom and eggs in that and above eggs is the heating element...(needs to be far enough away)...you need to keep the top eggs from drying out...moss will get moldy and dry too quickly....I used a damp piece of cloth (cotton) ...if done correctly it works....

I used 4 Hova-Bators at a time for yearssssss and hatched 150 average ball eggs a year.....and yes...I lost whole incubators full of eggs at times I screwed up....$$$$$$$....

good luck....I don't have a visual or enough info to say...>>>>
"they'll be fine""".....because maybe they won't....

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What he said!

Yes I know it needs to be 88-89 but since I was not ready and had to set up the hovanator last minute I was only getting a ready of about 82 after 5 hours running the bator will check it tomorrow after it runs for 24 hours and hopefully I will be at the desired temp. I put a container with vermic inside the bator. I hope everything will be normal by tomorrow. Thanks for your input and help.