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When Incubating Day gecko eggs, what is the right temp? Do day geckos lay thier eggs on the glass? If so how do you incubate them on the glass? Do you pull then off the glass?

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Well that depends on which particular species you want to own. Most of them do not glue their eggs to the glass but the eggs may be glued to each other. In either case the eggs can be incubated within the enclosure if the temperatures and humdity are correct. Some day geckos will not eat their young and the females may even protect them but it's still better to keep them seperated. Placing a paper cup over the eggs is one way to keep the babies seperate. If the eggs aren't glued to the glass then taking them out and placing them in an incubator is a good idea. There are many different ways to create or buy an incubator and as long as it stays at a good temperature and has the right humidity the eggs should hatch. If you need ideas on how to build one I can help you there as I have hatched day gecko eggs before.

RZHerpKeeper,

I'd like to know sum tips on incubating phelsuma eggs too. And do u have instructions for a DIY incubator?

thanks,

eric
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If you are short on cash you can buy a .5 gallon hex tank (plastic or glass it doesn't matter). Cover the outside of the tank with construction paper or brown paper (that's mainly only if the incubator happens to be in your bedroom and you don't want the light to keep you awake). Then put in about 2 inches of vermiculite or sterile soil. Keep it turned on for a few hours and then check the temp with a reliable digital thermometer. If it's too cold add more substrate or use something else to raise the eggs closer to the light. If it's too hot buy a $16 rheostat and use that to turn it down until it's just right. The only problem with this setup is that if your room's temperature extremely fluctuates then it will affect the temp of the incubator. A few degrees won't cause any major harm but it if is way too hot for too long then the eggs will dry out. You'll also want to spray the tank from time to time.

For $100-250 you can put together a much more reliable setup. The expensive part is the temperature controller . This setup also requires less maintainance. If you have that kind of cash here is where the details are;
The great and wise Family Zoo's incubator