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Just wondering what everyones quickest and or longest incubation time has been. My first eggs are at 42 days right now so the anticipation is building! Thanks

my longest one took about 80 days so far....but that was just my 3rd and only the 5th ive hatched so far.

My longest incubation time was 88 days and that was at a temp. of 74 degrees.

Derek

My longest incubation time was 4 1/2 months, but that was at room temps without an incubator, but at least the babies were (relatively) large and robust. (I just moved into the modern age this week with the purchase of a hovabator, so we'll see.) I kept my eggs close to a heater this winter with temps fluctuating between 75F & 83F and had 3 hatch at just under 10 weeks, but so puny and teensy that I lost one within a week. I've never lost a baby before and I took it pretty hard. I guess I'd rather they took their time inside the egg and LIVE once they get out. For this reason, I'm keeping my hovabator at 73F. (I've got it in the root cellar where year-round temps stay right about 62F so it's easy to keep it that low.)
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Terri
5:9:5 crested geckos: Bear, Goldfish, Kermit, Brimstone, WildFire, Big Red, Olive, Smudge, Belle, Brilliant, Tina, Brick, Toni, Beauty, WildSpatter-Spots-to-Spare, Randi(y), Shine, Squeak, & Bling. (last 2 just hatched)

Here's a few images from that egg..

Be patient, 65-72 is about average with temps in the low 70's
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-Randy May
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wow...the egg that i recently hatched out that took ~80 days looked strikingly similar to that one. granted, it was part of that female's first clutch, so i can kinda see how the shelling of the egg might have been weird. the 2nd clutch came out more normal looking, but still kinda weird. let me see if i can dig up the pic of that 2nd clutch...hope this is the right one...

Randy, your photos are first rate! I checked out your web site today, and I'm so very impressed. You motivate me to try doing some closeups. The photos above are superb!

Leslie

i've got a female layed two eggs that look similar to that. they are getting pretty huge but i didn't know if they would hatch. hopefully! the clutch after that she just laid only has a couple small under calcified spots so they're getting better. nice pics randy, i remember that one.

Thanks for the posts!

i had three babies hatch at 77 degrees, n they are all doing completely fine.
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John woodward
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