My female just laid her first clutch of eggs. I candles them and found that they are all fertile! I have them set up in the incubator at a temp of 85 and humidity of 80. They looked full last night but this morning they are starting to dent? I am getting mixed answers online about what that means. I’ve seen that it means too much moisture but I’ve also seen that it means too little. What is the correct answer?
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Incubating Eggs
- Thread starter ARyder55
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My female just laid her first clutch of eggs. I candles them and found that they are all fertile! I have them set up in the incubator at a temp of 85 and humidity of 80. They looked full last night but this morning they are starting to dent? I am getting mixed answers online about what that means. I’ve seen that it means too much moisture but I’ve also seen that it means too little. What is the correct answer?
Gonna have someone help you w/ more experience than I
Here is what she said
Hi there, the substrate needs more water mixed in . What is that by the way ? For over 20 yrears I used no perlite or hatchrite stuff that people use now, I used vermiculite or vermiculite + sand mix, with enough lukewarm water to make it the consistency of cookie dough so you could form it in your hand . I had nearly 100 % hatch rate and no eggs ever dented unless the substrate began to dry after about a month or so. Then I added water around the eggs [ not on the eggs ] using a sraight weak stream from a spray bottle or, to be more careful, an eye dropper . If you ever get an egg wet use a paper towel to gently blot it.
Right now since it's only been 24 hours you can move all the eggs to one side, keeping them in the same position they are in. Add water to the empty side and mix it so the substrate is moist but not wet. Then move all the eggs to that side and add water to the other side. Once you have the entire area of substrate done , use your thumb or index finger to make an indentation for each egg to sit in.
Or you can just lift one egg at a time, add a bit of water and make the indentation to sit it in.
