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I have an incubator and the first 2 eggs i didnt have the incubator so i understand why they got deflated but now my female laid another egg the other day and right away i put it in the incubator with a perlite to water ratio using a scale but now after like 3 days the egg looks more deflated and a lil black on it what am i doing wrong? ps the temps r at like 82-85

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If they are infertile they will collapse generally within a week or so, nothing you can do about it, sorry. Out of the 8 eggs my female has laid only 1 was infertile & collapsed.

The eggs may be infertile, or there is not enough moisture in the container, or it could be the mold making them deflate. Also you want the temp to stay at a constand temp. Does your conntainer have holes in it? What kind of incubator?
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yes the container has holes in it i did the perlite to water ratio method um the incubator is the $40 one from LLLReptiles i think its called hovabator something

I think most of us use containers without holes to keep the moister in, and open the container about once a week to allow fresh air and oxegen in.

I believe you have the right incubator as that is where I got mine. You don't want the one with the turbo fan.

It may just be they are not fertile though. They to tend to do that when they are infertile. It can be very disapointing when it happens, keep your chin up. I had an infertile clutch come from one of my proven breeders a couple of weeks ago. The only thing I could think of is that it was just the end of the season and we will try again with her next season.
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My Leos Website

6.12 Leos
1.0 Peach Fronted Conure
0.0.2 Red Ear Sliders
1.0 Pembroke Corgi
0.2 Cats
8 fish