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hey i am incubating 4 leo eggs right now and i am using a hovabator and vermiculite and the temps are about 88 and i was just wondering if anyone had any tips for me my last eggs dented up and the humidity was 80% i think they might of just been infertile though. any tips welcom
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Matt G
2.3 jax chameleon
1.0 veild chameleon
2.5leopard gex(2 tang)
1.2 fire belly toads
2.1 golden gex
1.0 bearded dragon

Placing a moist paper towel over the eggs seems to work well for adding moisture to the situation. If they were the females first clutch, it was likely infertile.
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Brian Skibinski
Milwaukee Reptiles

hey i just found 2 more eggs i guess more than one of my females are laying i thought it was just one of them but i know thats inposible because i have found six in the last two days i think ill try the paper towel thing i never even thought of it before
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Matt G
2.3 jax chameleon
1.0 veild chameleon
2.5leopard gex(2 tang)
1.2 fire belly toads
2.1 golden gex
1.0 bearded dragon

isn't 80% humidity pretty high already? why would you want to place a moist paper towel over it? everything that i have read online about breeding says that they dent when they get too moist. this isn't a challange, i've had leos for quite some time, but i am new to breeding. i'm just asking for my own information.

jason

Actually 80% is about right. From my experience, most of my denting has been from not enough moisture, and the moist paper towel helps that quite a bit. I know that's what's happened with my eggs, I have no idea what experiences other breeders have.
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Brian Skibinski
Milwaukee Reptiles