It seems to me that in the wild, there are temp fluctutions. What is the highest and lowest temps you have successfully incubated eggs. Mine have always averaged 89 degrees and pip at around 53 days.
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Jay A. Martin
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Highest and lowest incubation temps
jmartin104
May 29, 2004 01:01 PM
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jeff favelle
May 29, 2004 04:05 PM
It seems to me that in the wild, there are temp fluctutions.
Just a quick question, but how does it "seem to you"? Do you know for sure, or is it a guess? Because I've always thought the opposite, especially considering maternal incubation which further regulates temps.
86F on the low end (took 64 days to hatch) and 92F on the high end (49 days to hatch) for me.
jmartin104
May 29, 2004 05:03 PM
>Just a quick question, but how does it "seem to you"? Do you know for sure, or is it a guess? Because I've always thought the opposite, especially considering maternal incubation which further regulates temps
An educated guess. She can increase the temperature, but is limited in how to decrease the temperature if it gets too hot. The same applies to heating. I'm not sure about the fluctions in Africa, but I know some of the places I have been (Saudi, for example) can see a 30 degree fall from day to night.
I'm thinking (guessing) that the incubation temperature range is a bit more tolerable than most expect.
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Jay A. Martin
bachman
May 29, 2004 05:09 PM
Temps are very steady in the Bp's range, (equatorial regions) plus down in a burrow would keep an almost constant temp & high humidity. I'm sure it fluctuates a little, but not much.
Chad
jmartin104
May 29, 2004 05:31 PM
That seems reasonable.
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Jay A. Martin
jeff favelle
May 30, 2004 03:00 AM
The Earth is the biggest heat sink/buffer/moderator of temperatures in the......well....in the world. Take a hot summer day and temp-gun bare rock or dirt. Then dig down 2 feet and take the temp of the soil. Dig another 5 feet down and take that temp. Even in temperate regions it doesn't change all that much. Thank god for that too! In the heat of summer here, my drinking water from the tap is still cool and refreshing, even when its 95F outside.
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