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I am trying not to disturb the eggs at all but I did want to take a shot of them when I opened up the incubator for an air exchange.
Did want to show the size and get any feedback from those who have alraedy had eggs to when they started having mold problems, discoloration, etc...So far they look pretty good. Fingers crossed. I put my thumb in there for scale reference...

i am expecting her to lay eggs any day now///boy is she defensive of her enclosure.

It has been 5 days since she deposited her eggs, she is still quite skinny but eating every day a little more.

those look like ostrich eggs!! the beardie eggs were about half the size of my thumbs. good luck on isabella... this must be an anxious time for her.
noel's facility is awesome. i drove out there last summer in desert springs. he has at least 7 or 8 'terrariums' in his backyard which are at least 30' X 30' each!! that's not a typo!!! each one was enclosed by a wall about waist high with no top. in each one he had different species: ornates, egyptians, malis, saharans, mcfadenyis,...
what was cool was he tried to mimick the natural environment. for the saharans he had slates of rocks that he stacked and i could peer into some of them and see the uros hiding and sleeping. he doesn't even use heat lamps! just lets mother nature do the work.
he also had two big guard dogs that patrolled the yard!!
i wish i could have took pictures. maybe he has some on his website:
http://home.att.net/~haciendaanura/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
check out the last photo on the first page of his gallery. that's how they were kept!
let us know when isabella lays!
tristan
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Tristan
1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)

That facility sounds incredible.
Do not see that kind of real estate in So cal, huh?
I could just see my wife expression when I asked her to build multiple 30x30' enclosures on our property....
Will keep you posted regarding Isabella.
Ed
>>those look like ostrich eggs!! the beardie eggs were about half the size of my thumbs. good luck on isabella... this must be an anxious time for her.
>>noel's facility is awesome. i drove out there last summer in desert springs. he has at least 7 or 8 'terrariums' in his backyard which are at least 30' X 30' each!! that's not a typo!!! each one was enclosed by a wall about waist high with no top. in each one he had different species: ornates, egyptians, malis, saharans, mcfadenyis,...
>>what was cool was he tried to mimick the natural environment. for the saharans he had slates of rocks that he stacked and i could peer into some of them and see the uros hiding and sleeping. he doesn't even use heat lamps! just lets mother nature do the work.
>>he also had two big guard dogs that patrolled the yard!!
>>i wish i could have took pictures. maybe he has some on his website:
>>http://home.att.net/~haciendaanura/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
>>check out the last photo on the first page of his gallery. that's how they were kept!
>>let us know when isabella lays!
>>tristan
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>>Tristan
>>1.1 Blood Pythons (Rambo and Medussa)
>>1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
>>0.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney)

>>Did want to show the size and get any feedback from those who have alraedy had eggs to when they started having mold problems,

Mine started showing deterioration around that time. Most of my 20 are gone. Getting prepped for the next batches...
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2.4.0 uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian)
0.0.4 uromastyx hardwickii (Indian)
3.7.0 uromastyx macfadyeni (Somalian)
1.3.0 uromastyx ocellata (Sudanese)
"Yes, it's a problem. No, I don't want to talk about it."

Thanks for the heads up.
I am hoping that they will hatch, but i have no idea.
How do you incubate your eggs?
Does the way you incubate the species differ?
Sorry to hear about the 20...that sucks
thanks and good luck in your future efforts.
Ed

>>>>Did want to show the size and get any feedback from those who have alraedy had eggs to when they started having mold problems,
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>>Mine started showing deterioration around that time. Most of my 20 are gone. Getting prepped for the next batches...
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>>2.4.0 uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian)
>>0.0.4 uromastyx hardwickii (Indian)
>>3.7.0 uromastyx macfadyeni (Somalian)
>>1.3.0 uromastyx ocellata (Sudanese)
>>"Yes, it's a problem. No, I don't want to talk about it."

>>Thanks for the heads up.
>>I am hoping that they will hatch, but i have no idea.
>>How do you incubate your eggs?
>>Does the way you incubate the species differ?
>>Sorry to hear about the 20...that sucks
>>thanks and good luck in your future efforts.

Mine are just in an unmodified Hova right now with perlite substrate. Temps fluctuate around 93, but a new thermostat should stabilize that kind of thing.
I could only convey what I've been told and I'm not having a lot of success, so it's enough to leave it at that point.

This is my first time through and it's not going very well, so I'll be putting some intense effort and research into the project. I'll be making some attempts at pre-sterilizing the substrate and water, sanitizing the incubator, the lay box/birthing container and its substrate, etc. Things it's way too late for now.

I'd like to quantify the process. I can't accept that it's a black art that isn't scentifically approachable. I'm sure there will always be losses for one reason or another, but efficiency/reliabliliy has got to be better than a coin toss.
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2.4.0 uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian)
0.0.4 uromastyx hardwickii (Indian)
3.7.0 uromastyx macfadyeni (Somalian)
1.3.0 uromastyx ocellata (Sudanese)
"Yes, it's a problem. No, I don't want to talk about it."

For what it is worth-I did incubate H2O dragons-about 200 of them and I am using a similar method to sterilize the vermeculite and containers.
It is simple-prior to placing the eggs in the trays I put everything through the microwave.
hi for 2 minutes
Put them into the incubator let them cool to desired temp- 88-92F in this case.
& hope for the best.
Do not know if it will work but we 'll see.....
Ed
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>>This is my first time through and it's not going very well, so I'll be putting some intense effort and research into the project. I'll be making some attempts at pre-sterilizing the substrate and water, sanitizing the incubator, the lay box/birthing container and its substrate, etc. Things it's way too late for now.
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>>I'd like to quantify the process. I can't accept that it's a black art that isn't scentifically approachable. I'm sure there will always be losses for one reason or another, but efficiency/reliabliliy has got to be better than a coin toss.
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>>2.4.0 uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian)
>>0.0.4 uromastyx hardwickii (Indian)
>>3.7.0 uromastyx macfadyeni (Somalian)
>>1.3.0 uromastyx ocellata (Sudanese)
>>"Yes, it's a problem. No, I don't want to talk about it."

Here's a pic of my saharan eggs(candled)so you can see(the pic is not the best)the embryotic developement at 21 days. It's very fasinating! You can actually see the heart beating!

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1.1 U.maliensis
2.1 U.geyri
1.1 U ornatus
0.1 U. macfadyeni