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There are 4 eggs with only one that looks like it may have a chance (many red veins). Will the others start rot and smell?They are all stuck together. Should I candle the good egg from time to time to make sure it's still viable or..what?
Sorry about all the questions but I'm completely new to this.
Just maintain the proper temp and humidity.The good eggs are protected and will be fine.You can candle the eggs if you like but it's not necessary....Rob
If you leave the eggs in the bottom of the hoverbater without a separate container, they will all dehydrate and die!
Put them in a separate container with a lid and only a couple of holes. Seal all the holes that are in the incubator. Check them every few days. at around day 55-60 they should hatch. If they start to look too moist or too dry adjust accordingling.
not if you keep the substrate moist enough...
good luck using a hoverbator and keeping the vermiculite moist enough, especially when it is your first clutch
I don't think it would be possible to keep it moist enough where I live. Maybe if you lived somewhere with close to 100% humidity at a background temp near incubation temp. I think it's destined to dry out too much, especially with the good egg being on top right under the heating element and away from the media. Maybe the right sized deli cup could be cut down to invert over the clutch and just fit in the standard height incubator if making extensions or finding a deeper base to accommodate a full separate container is an issue. You don't want it wet but you want to get humidity up as close to 100% as possible.
>>not if you keep the substrate moist enough...
It depends on a few factors:
* What model hovabator. If it's the turbo (fan) model, the eggs will require constant attention to maintain humidity. But it can be done. However, a first-timer is unlikely to know how to handle this.
* How much and how moist the substrate
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles
Before placing the perlite/vermiculite mixture in the Hoverbator I placed plastic in it's base to keep moisture from escaping the vent holes.
I have also plugged the holes in the lid and placed a clear rubbermaid type container loosely over the clutch to protect from the heating coils.
My el-cheapo humidity gauge reads about 85-90%
Thoughts?
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