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i was wondering instead of getting an incubator and such i was wondering if i put the eggs in a glad ware container sealed the lid and made sure the vermiculite stayed moist could i just leave it in the aquarium with my geckos since i know the temp is right and i would have the lid on so the others couldnt move them

Andy

it would work, depending on how you heat the gecko tank.

Yea you could do that though it is a little on the strange side. Go to www.albeysreptiles.com. The incubation method here is hard to beat. Seal them up like that with no air holes and burp the containers every three or four days and you can keep them anywhere that the temp stays steady where you want it.

andy

Thanks LOL. Up late, can't sleep waiting for the package? Well actually you are probally and hour or so behind us here.

its about 12:14 now and i just cant sleep im just to giddy with glee hopping they like there new home got a bunch of hiding places for them and some live plants for them i just hope they enjoy it and i even got some superworms as well

andy

p.s my f key is stupid cause its like stuck down so if i touch it or a key around it it keeps going

can i feed them junebugs or are there shells to hard or something or are they not good for them to eat

thanx
andy

Ah, good question. I would not they are kinda hard and have quite a shell. Wild caught bugs also can harbor parasites and such not the best for them. Will e-mail you tomorrow and give you the low down on how to build a homemade incubator cheap and easy it's what I use.

they may come before 10:30 but 10:30 is like the max due time for them just depends on your UPS guys.

andy

So long as there are air holes (eggs breathe, too), and you're sure the temperature in that part of the aquarium stays fairly uniform and is right, sure. I've done this with banded geckos.