My female dropped 15 eggs 15 mins ago. Got em in a hovabator on vermiculite that was dampened. Whats the best way to regulate humidity, by looking at eggs? As in what will they look like if too damp/too dry?
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jay111
May 22, 2005 11:51 PM
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heartmountain
May 23, 2005 01:00 AM
If they're too damp they'll sweat (have little droplets of water on them), if they're too dry they'll dent.
Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps
jay111
May 23, 2005 12:50 PM
Ok so they dented in a bit on some of them over last night. i wetted the vermiculite more. will they fill back out or am i screwed? should i keep wetting till i SEE swet on em and then let it dry a bit? thanks for the help....-Jay
heartmountain
May 23, 2005 01:21 PM
Ya, if they're fertile they'll plump back up. Only add a little water at a time, too wet is more dangerouse than a little too dry. Basically for a good starting point you should be able to squeeze a single drop of water out of a pinch of the vermic.
Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps
jay111
May 23, 2005 04:09 PM
yeah, ive slowly added water and havent seen too much re-plumping. How long should it take for them to puff back out? I also rigged my incubator a little better, put it in a rubbermaid with water in the bottom and put a top with a couple holes in it on. Hopefully this will trap enough humidity without worrying about drip on the eggs.
