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Hi all:
I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me as how you incubate leo eggs. I have 2 leopards and they are about a year and a half old. This is the second year that they have laid eggs. I have tried to incubate them in the past with no success. This year I have the eggs in a incubator with temps at around 86 degrees. I have the eggs in a rubbermaid container with a snap on lid. Inside the container is a mix of perlite and water. They had been inside the container for about a week at which time I opened the lid to check on them and they had a indentation in them and mold was growing on them. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? I followed a procedure that I found on the web. (It was on Albeys too cool reptiles. There is a link for it on the kingsnake home page) Anyway any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Ralph Accisano

If the molded that quickly, they are probably infertile.
Mold can sometimes mean to much humidity, and dents usually come from too little.
So My guess is that they are not fertile. If it is the first clutch it is even more likely for them to be infertile.
If you have something to measure the humidity that would help you to get it just right. you want it around 85%.
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Sara

did you mean first clutch ever or first clutch of the season? Thanks

I think the biggest mistake people make at first is keeping the medium too wet... the eggs seem to do better a little on the drier side. Also, I have had much more success incubating each clutch in it's own deli cup. This way I can control the level of moisture individually rather than risk many eggs failing from trying to keep the medium consistent across a large area. Make sure there are several air holes in whatever container you use to allow for good air circulation around the eggs.
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Marcia McGuiness
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