Expecting!

[Mp432]

I have a female that is due to lay on the 13th, I think. She has been off feed for about 2 and-a-half months and went through her pre lay shed. My incubator is set up at a temp of 89-90 degrees and 98-100% humidity. I have not yet set up the vermiculite, and don't know when to put that in. I have been waiting because I don't want the mixture to get moldy before I put the eggs in. When is the best time to make that mixture?

Thanks in advance.


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[kylearmbar]

I'd set it up as soon as you can. It shouldn't mold, the mold is usually from bad eggs. Most people set it up at least 2 weeks before expecting eggs, I do a month before. That way you can adjust temps and humidity as needed.

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[stickyalvinroll]

Set it up a few days before, and adjust the numbers accordingly because what's on the outside of the box may not be the same for the inside

[ARBallMorphs]

I have to be honest, as soon the first girl had her ovulation, I prepped the incubator placed in some boxes with vermiculite and that is a wile ago now as the first clutch has hatched already and 3 more clutches are in the incubator and expecting 2 more, and all those boxes with vermiculite have been in the incubator since I prepped it, all I do is check if the substrate is still moist enough when I place the eggs in.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I set the egg boxes at the last minute when the eggs are laid, I have done that for close to 10 years now.

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