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I need help now I am kind of panicing my uro has laid eggs and I did not know she was gravid and I need help I have no incubator and have no way of getting one till next week. Can some one help me. Please. Thanks

i may soon be in a similar situation, so yes, somebody please answer this question i would love to know what to do in this situation!

good luck!
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3 Mali Uromastyx (Ricky, Quinn, Anna)
1 Yellow Ackies (Roxie)
1 Timor (Zealot)
2 Hairless Rats (Amy, Miss Rattie Fantastico)

Emily
www.egomantra.com/npoh

ok yesh this is an emergency if you dont have an incubator you can make one for temporary use....take somthing like a glass aquarium or even a large rubbermaid container will work. uro eggs need some humidity but not alot!! or you will mold the eggs over....vermiculite/sand with a 7/3 ratio of substrate to water makes a great incubating medium and i usually recomend a 'wafer' heater (you can get those at like feed stores for chicken incubation) and attach that to a thermostat but in absence of these things a rubbermaid container with just a few pin holes to maintain humidity. the substrate, somthing to provide heat like a heat pad maintain the temp. at about 90 to 92 degress fareheit. incubation should take around 85 to 95 days (somtimes longer)and after deposition your female might be really dehydrated so make sure to watch out for her and make sure shes alright and you can rehydrate her with some pedialyte. your babies will be about 2 inches and weigh anywhere from 6-8 grams and should eat the same diet as the sdults but make sure its small enough fod items. good luck and let me know what happens

I don't know that much about incubating uromastyx eggs... but just a suggestion. Guys, if this wont work yell at me all you want. Rubbermaid container, poke some holes in it, hang the light above it... and the such. I don't know what to use for the substrate? Maybe sand or potting soil? Uhhh try DeerFernFarms.com

Put the eggs in a plastic box on a somewhat moist substrate (sand).
Place it on a spot where the temperature is night and day 28-30 degrees Celsius. Make sure the substrate is always moist, but not wet.
Now you have time to make a real incubator. On urotopia.com you can find the info, I thought.
Succes
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Hello from the Netherlands... this is my Uro-Website

Since incubators are not all that expensive, if you think you may have a gravid uro, why don't you buy one. You can figure out beforehand how to set it up and have it ready to go. It seems a shame to me to potentially waste what could be viable eggs if you really believe she is gravid. Good luck in whatever you choose to do, hope you have babies real soon.

Pam