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Maternal Incubation

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  • 05-03-2011, 04:58 PM
    musicalKeyes
    Maternal Incubation
    So today is Day 3 since Eleanor laid her eggs. there's five and they're all big and healthy. I candled them today and all have good veins. She didn't seem to mind too much either, which was nice :D Between the probe thermometer and my temp gun I'm getting temps from 88 to 90F. I have a bit of a problem with humidity; it goes up to 80 or 85% when i mist the sphagnum moss, but goes down to 55 or 60% after a few hours. I covered the holes in the tub and added more moss, so hopefully that helps (it also could be due to me opening the tub to look at them :oops:)
    She has a bit of stuck shed on her head from her last shed, but it's starting to come off with the slightly higher humidity.
    Here's some pictures
    http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P1050452.jpg
    http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P1050451.jpg
    http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P1050449.jpg
    I need to get a new flashlight with a smaller head :)
  • 05-03-2011, 05:42 PM
    ClarkT
    She's a pretty one! I like reduced patterns.

    Keep us posted, and good luck! I love the idea of maternal incubation.
  • 05-03-2011, 08:50 PM
    ptate
    Re: Maternal Incubation
    Cool, good luck with the maternal incubation.
  • 05-03-2011, 09:34 PM
    Quiet Tempest
    Looks good! :) Adding more substrate and/or moistened sphagnum will boost your humidity levels. I had a humidity issue with my clutch several weeks ago. The humidity was hovering in the 50-55% range. Adding more cypress and sphagnum shot it up to 95%! It has now settled itself around 70% unless I'm checking in on eggs and then it drops a bit until the bin is covered again. Good luck!
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