Substrateless incubation method

So when utilizing this method, can you use too much water other than enough so that eggs are touching the water, or being dripped on? Or is the biggest worry just not putting enough

Well, describe the method further, because I don't quite understand- you want to put the eggs OVER water? But too much is almost worse than not enough, because it can cause mold and drippage onto the eggs.

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I've seen "substrateless" refer to two different ways of incubating. The first is where the egg tub has vermiculite and water mixed in the bottom, with light diffuser on top of it and the eggs on that. The eggs never touch the vermiculte substrate, hence the name. The other method is where there is no vermiculite, just pieces of PVC or something else to hold the light diffuser up out of the water in the bottom of the tub. Often there's something like plastic canvas mesh (available at craft stores) on top of the light diffuser to prevent the hatchlings from getting into the water.

The point of vermiculite/hatchrite/perlite is to keep the water from splashing around in the tub when you're moving it. Otherwise, you technically do not need it and the eggs could sit fine on the light diffuser.

The eggs shouldn't be touching the water. And if the water line is below the eggs, it should be fine. (Not too much)


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Yes I should've specified, but yeah I mean putting them on the light diffuser, but now I know that as long as the eggs don't get wet, you can't really use too much water. Thanks everyone!

FYI - I actually put two layers of light diffuser and then lots of water and I never worry about it evaporating. And light diffuser is really cheap so...