how to setup an egg tub?

I know the ladyohh has a sticky on the subject of setting up an egg tub but how is it done with eggs?do i need to dig out the middle a lil bit?place the eggs right on top of the vermiculite and gently press them down?if the clutch is too big for my egg tub with the lid on should i just take the lid off and use press and seal?is it ok for the eggs to be touching the press and seal or the lid?can i just go without using any type of cover at all since my incubator has a water tray on the bottom for humidity? im just curious since this will be my first time doing this i want to get it right the first time thank you for reading my post and sorry for all the questions and to ladyohh great thread.

You can bury the eggs some in the substrate. I would not let them in there without a lid. You don't have a bigger tub to use?

have an exo terra incubator right now its one of those thermo heating and cooling ones its not very big i have these 104 oz tubs by glad and they are the biggest ones i can fit in there.

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if the clutch is too big for my egg tub with the lid on should i just take the lid off and use press and seal?is it ok for the eggs to be touching the press and seal or the lid?

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It's very important that you keep you egg box shut use of press and seal is a personal preference I have never used it.

Either way you need to avoid having the eggs touch the sides or the top whether it's the lid or the press and seal so your options are the following:

• Bigger tub
  
• Separating the eggs and rearranging them (this need to be considered carefully since there are risks involved)

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can i just go without using any type of cover at all since my incubator has a water tray on the bottom for humidity?

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No your eggs will dry off and dimpled as you will not be able to keep humidity close to 100%

I use 7 quarts tubs for clutches up to 8/9 eggs when they are stacked on the top of one another I separate the ones on the top very carefully place them next to the others so I can close my egg box.

what if the eggs are adhered to one another is there a way to separate them without tearing the eggs?

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Originally Posted by rubenjames

what if the eggs are adhered to one another is there a way to separate them without tearing the eggs?

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Yes by proceeding with EXTREME caution, it's risky and I don't advice it if too much time has passed.

Getting eggs separated within the first few hours of them being laid is hard enough but if more time has passed you will cause a tear, therefore you are better of with a larger egg box.

The easiest time to separate eggs is within a few hours of laying and within a few days of hatching, and even than still has it's risks.