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mayday
at Wed Jan 4 06:22:02 2006 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mayday ]
Two things you might try.
First, drop your temps back down to around 85 to 86 degrees--84 to 85 is even better. Your incubation temperature is a little too high for redfoots.
Second, when full term eggs begin to split it is usually because they are being kept too wet or that they have suddenly had a big change in the humidity level. For instance, they had become on the dry side and then were heavily misted or soaked.
If an egg does split, the flies will appear from seemingly nowhere....no matter how 'clean' your house is. However, they can be saved sometimes by cleaning the crack with alcohol and then using Superglue to fix the crack. Unlike wax which can be hot and doesn't hold up well, or silicone cement that takes a long time to set and smells bad as it cures, Superglue dries almost instantly and really holds.
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Superglue and cut back on the water - mayday, Wed Jan 4 06:22:02 2006