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Jack · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: leo eggs

can some one tell me why my leo eggs keep colapsing and then going brown because ive just had my second pair of eggs do this

and im keeping the humidity up and the heat at the temperature i want for the sex (84f) but they keep colapsing

can anyone tell me what im doing wrong Question

thanks

kinyonga · Contributing Member Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 126

What are you using for a substrate in the incubation container?
How do you judge the humidity?

I have never incubated mine that warm...I incubate them at about 78F....so I can't tell you if that is a problem or not.

If you are incubating the eggs properly then there is always the possibility that one of your pair is sterile or your husbandry is incorrect.

jamie_s · Site Moderator Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 1963

do you know for sure that the eggs are fertile?you can tell this even at the point of laying,just shine a torch into the egg and you should see a small red circle of blood vessels clung to the wall of the egg.be very delicate doing this.also make sure that your humidity isnt too high in your egg box,i weigh my substrate and water so that i get equal ammounts of both by WEIGHT,its easy to do if you have a digital set of scales.put your tub on and zero the scales,place for example 150 grms of vermiculite into your box and press zero again then slowly add 150 grms of water then voila!!! what i tend to do then is put the lid on and shake the box like mad to move the damp vermic about,then i press the vermic down to firm it up and its then ready for the oven Wink

if you use this way and the eggs still fail you have a problem with one of your adults.good luck with your next lot of eggs
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Jack · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject:

yeah they are definetly fertile and i use a hydrometer to judge humidity and i was recomended on another thread to have it at that temperature

jamie_s · Site Moderator Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 1963

84 degree's is a fine temp to incubate at,i would say personally that i have never incubated eggs at 78 degree's and dont know anyone who does??thats too low.the lowest you would really need to go would be 82 degree's and at that temp you would hatch all females
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