white mold on eggs

82 degrees, 1.1 vermiculite ,only 8 days in .............eggs growing white mold ,I popped a few extra holes in lid, substrate seems a little moist.........ARGHH:mad:, anyway any advise on fixing this would be appreciated.:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ck22/005-9.jpg

I reboxed the eggs into a drier vermiculite mix, now how to stop the existing mold? that is the question.:)

I do not breed but I have seen people say they just wipe it off.....

Don't do it until someone confirms!! lol

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Originally Posted by Snakefreak64

82 degrees, 1.1 vermiculite ,only 8 days in .............eggs growing white mold ,I popped a few extra holes in lid, substrate seems a little moist.........ARGHH:mad:, anyway any advise on fixing this would be appreciated.:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ck22/005-9.jpg

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use q-tip to clean it off.

Obviously I'm still learning about BP breeding and incubation, but 82degrees seems a bit low to me.. am I wrong? I thought the temperature in the incubator should be 86-90 :confused:

Hi,

I don't think hognose eggs need the same temperatures as BP eggs to incubate? :confused:


dr del

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

I don't think hognose eggs need the same temperatures as BP eggs to incubate? :confused:


dr del

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I completely thought this was in the BP Breeding forum. :oops: My mistake, obviously I'm not too used to seeing other species' eggs yet.

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Originally Posted by Snakefreak64

I reboxed the eggs into a drier vermiculite mix, now how to stop the existing mold? that is the question.:)

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Well, to answer my own question, proper humidity level in vermiculite is working wonders on its own,(DOAH) it seems to be starving the mold , I apparentley screwed the pooch when I mixed it ?!?!?go figure,lol.........somtimes I think I just like to hear myself type, lmao. ......but then again I am a beliver in NO question is a dumb question, so why not, knowledge is power, and there are some VERY knowlegable folks here:bow:

thnx :D

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snakefreak64