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« on: November 18, 2007, 01:24:21 AM »

I had my first clutch of eggs laid at the first of the moth. They seems fine but not they are fuzzy. I used to breed leos back in the day so i wnet about the smae kinda way i did when i incubated them.
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in incubator set at 76 with about 98% humitdty
in vermiclite half covered, never turned
in deli with lid and a coupld holes, i usually open the incubatoe everyday for some fresh air along with the deli

umm cna think of anything else heres some pics of my setup and the eggs
Is it because of not enough circulation?
Should i keep them and see what happens?

Oh ps ignore the humidty gague inside the incubator its broken i think cause the exo terra one alwasy says 99% and its brand new the other one got some water inside and ruined i think
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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2007, 02:22:23 AM »

If you squeeze the vermiculite does any water drip out?  if it does then it may be too wet.  It also looks like the eggs were buried a little too deep.
Or it could be bad eggs since it was her first clutch.  I dont know if it would be circulation.  I have never kept my eggs in an incubator.  I open the deli cup 2-3 times a week to check on the eggs & moisture. 
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2007, 09:39:47 AM »

If you squeeze the vermiculite does any water drip out? 

no thats how i alwasy mixied the vermicilate added water and then squeezed the water out with my hand till no more water came out... they were bureid half way
Or it could be bad eggs since it was her first clutch.  I dont know if it would be circulation.  I have never kept my eggs in an incubator.  I open the deli cup 2-3 times a week to check on the eggs & moisture. 
thats the thing though its her first clutch with me but she has produced before so it sint her first clutch. And like i said i check on them daily so i open the incubator and deli... umm
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2007, 11:44:53 AM »

your photo makes it look like the eggs are buried MORE than half way.  i have seen people just let the eggs sit on top of the incy medium.  i think that it is best to err on the side of less buried than more buried.  have you tried perlite?  that said, i have read that in a natural set-up, the eggs stay buried til they hatch, and the hatchling makes his way to the surface on it's own!   and in the wild, the same thing... maybe it's more of a moisture problem, (as in too much or not enough)...  sorry, i am not an authority, just helping you brainstorm.  i have been lucky with perlite.
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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2007, 01:41:38 PM »

you can try using less water with the vermiculite next time and putting liek a little soda bottle cap in the deli cup with water in it. (for the next clutch).
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« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2007, 01:28:19 AM »

Yeah, I definitely agree. Since you've got the humidity set to remain high, they are burried way too deep in the vermiculite. I would either just notch out a little space in the vermiculite and lay the egg in so most of it is protruding, or I would try perlite (thats what I use). I have had great results with perlite b/c it retains water pretty well, and allows air to circulate through.
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