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GAH! SHE LAID EGGS!!! HELP ME PLEASE!

kathylove said:
I don't really worry about them getting too cold, lol! I have gotten them in the upper '70s at night. Just means they won't hatch as quickly. But I don't really know what the coldest temps are that they can survive - never tried to check it out since it would involve a refrigerator, haha!
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I think Don mentioned in his book that someone incubated a clutch at 70 degrees and they hadn't hatched after 90 days. They cut them oopen and there were all sorts of issues, kinks, deformaties and such.

dc
 
Thanks!

I didn't remember that, but it sounds logical. I have never had mine get below mid or upper 70s, and then only for a few hours at night. So I never tried such a low temp.
 
kathylove said:
I don't really worry about them getting too cold, lol! I have gotten them in the upper '70s at night. Just means they won't hatch as quickly. But I don't really know what the coldest temps are that they can survive - never tried to check it out since it would involve a refrigerator, haha!
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Wow, I wish I didn't have any temperature issues. But, hopefully, since I live in the desert area, my temperatures won't get too low. During the summer, it actually gets pretty hot over here. >.<;;; So, hopefully 77 is the lowest temp that I'll see on the thermometer. Not to mention, there's always that handy-dandy closet light to bring the temperature up. Hopefully, that will be enough to sustain the eggs.

Camby said:
I think Don mentioned in his book that someone incubated a clutch at 70 degrees and they hadn't hatched after 90 days. They cut them oopen and there were all sorts of issues, kinks, deformaties and such.

dc
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Wah! That sounds like something out of a horror story. :noevil: Hopefully, my eggs turn out fine. ^-^ *crosses fingers*
 
shaberry said:
Thanks for all the opinions and suggestions guys. I really appreciate it. Well, I was able to find a Lowes that carried vermiculite (THANK GOD!), so I decided to change my substrate to vermiculite. I think I'm going to stick with it too. I find it much easier to work with than sphagnum moss. Not to mention, the moss had me really paranoid. What with the molding and my uncertainty of the humidity levels. And since the vermiculite is a weight to weight ratio for substrate to water calculations, I don't feel as insecure with my methods. With the moss, no matter how much I wrung it out, I still felt uneasy about it. So, yeah. The eggs are in a new incubator (just a tad bit bigger) with vermiculite and a paper towel on top. I put 4 small holes in the container, so that I wouldn't fuss too much, opening and closing the incubator to make sure that the substrate was alright.



What is it with vermiculite being hard to find anyway? Is there some kind of ban on it or something? Or is perlite replacing it?

But, thanks anyway for the advise and the offer to help me out Tim. I really appreciate your generousity. Just wondering, you say you're out in the middle of the desert, could you possibly be in the Barstow or Victorville area?
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I honestly think the State of California has banned the useage..

Regards.. Tim of T and J
 
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