Wow.. I got 9 eggs from one of the female parker's snake-neck turtle this morning. Still have 2 more gravid females ready to drop anytime now. need information on how to incubate their eggs.
thank you
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How to incubate Chelodina Parkeri's egg?
bluefoggy
Jun 24, 2004 12:50 PM
Replies (3)
ScottThomson
Jun 24, 2004 09:28 PM
Use the standard methods for incubating turtle eggs at 28 deg Celcius.
ie: make up a mixture of 1:1 vermiculite:water by weight and place this into a plastic container with a lid.
put the eggs on top of the vermiculite mix and push them gently into it till they are half buried.
Burn a series of holes into the lid and cover the container.
Incubate at 28 deg until it hatches, collapses or explodes.
Watch out for fungal growths and remove eggs that get covered in fungus, do not allow condensation to pool on the lid and fall on the eggs. Watch the vermiculite and add water to it as needed (carefully), learn what correctly wet vermiculite feels like then add water when it feels dry, do not poor water on the eggs. Make sure your incubator is stable and keep a tray of water in it to keep the humidity up (though this will depend a little on your incubator). Do not look at the eggs every day, opening the incubator changes the temperature. Every two to three days is enough.
Chelodina parkeri does not have TSD so constant temp and a single temp is fine.
Remember thermometers and incubator thermostats are not accurate you should test them against a NATA Thermometer (one that has been rated for its accuracy), if you know someone at a University you may be able to borrow one. But this is just a suggestion.
Cheers, Scott
Scott Thomson
Carettochelys.com
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Scott Thomson
If you believe you can or you can't you are always right.
bluefoggy
Jun 25, 2004 11:06 AM
Thanks Scott
Can you tell by looking at the pictures to see if those eggs are fertile? If so, can I have your e-mail address?
ScottThomson
Jun 25, 2004 10:05 PM
Maybe, but no garuntee. Generally I need to candle an egg to be sure its fertile, but if its patched I can tell that from a picture so send them if you like.
You can email me from my web site below:
Cheers, Scott
Carettochelys.com
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Scott Thomson
If you believe you can or you can't you are always right.
