Help! Dimpling eggs!!!

[reptigal94]

Hey,
So I finally got eggs from my female(yay!). This is both her and my first ball python clutch ever and she layed 11 beautiful white rounded eggs which, when candled, ALL showed veins.

However, now I'm freaking out. It's been two days and they're dimpling. I'm pretty sure this isn't normal. The eggs are in a DIY incubator with sphagnum moss for a medium. The humidity's fluctuated a bit between 93-99% and the temp's been between 88-89F. Am I doing this wrong? What should I change?

JoAnne

[SGExotics]

Hey,
So I finally got eggs from my female(yay!). This is both her and my first ball python clutch ever and she layed 11 beautiful white rounded eggs which, when candled, ALL showed veins.

However, now I'm freaking out. It's been two days and they're dimpling. I'm pretty sure this isn't normal. The eggs are in a DIY incubator with sphagnum moss for a medium. The humidity's fluctuated a bit between 93-99% and the temp's been between 88-89F. Am I doing this wrong? What should I change?

JoAnne

Your humidity is the problem... Use vermiculite or perlite as the incubation medium!!! Add enough water so that it crumples when squeezed together but no water squeezes out... Humidity should stay at 100% AT ALL TIMES! Once you do this, the eggs should plump back up... Vermiculite and perlite is available at your local gardening stores...
~Brandon

[reptigal94]

Just any regular perlite would work? I put slightly damp paper towels on top of the moss for now. I probably won't be able to get any until tomorrow. Will they be okay until then?

JoAnne

[SGExotics]

Just any regular perlite would work? I put slightly damp paper towels on top of the moss for now. I probably won't be able to get any until tomorrow. Will they be okay until then?

JoAnne

Yea, any perlite will work.. Make sure there are NO chemicals or fertilizers added to the perlite... And they should be fine until then, but try to get it ASAP!

[Kryptonian]

My eggs have been and stayed at 99% according to the digi hygrometer since day one. They are prob at 100% the thermometer just doesnt go to 3 digits. My temps flux a little from 87.9 - 90.1 but stay at 88.8 most if the time. My eggs started dimpling after 1 week. I even added more water to the vermiculite and put 2 small dishes of water in the egg box. My eggs are on egg crate so not getting saturated and are not getting dripped on either. My eggs have not plumped back up. They do however all have active babies inside. They are at day 29 and the babies when candled are taking up about half the egg. I am starting to think some eggs are just genetically programed to dimple.

[greghall]

You WILL kill them if you add water!!!!!!!!! they will get to wet sometimes egg dipple but are ok.mix up some vermiculite just so it clumps & when you swish it around it seems dry put the eggs in & seal them up.you got them to wet they will die,too dry they can come back.

[greghall]

they dimple at the 30 to 40 day mark mostly thats normal also had some dimle after 2 weeks .

[reptigal94]

Yes, but these are dimpling after two days.... That's not normal, is it?

JoAnne

[rabernet]

What are you using to measure your humidity? How badly are they dimpling?

[reptigal94]

I'm using two digital thermometers/hygrometers. One is an acu-right and one is a wal mart brand that I forgot. I'm also using a temp gun for the temps but so far the temp is up to par. They're not dimpling too badly, but it was enough that I noticed. They've just got slight areas where they dip a little, about .5 cm or somewhere around there if I had to take my best guess. I'm just freaking out as a first timer.

JoAnne