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  • 03-04-2008, 09:49 PM
    capeislander
    egg incubation
    Hi i have a question
    my female is going to lay eggs soon and i am going to be letting her look after them herself
    what should the humidity levels be at
  • 03-04-2008, 10:21 PM
    Gloryhound
    Re: egg incubation
    That is a tough one! In an Incubator the Humidity is higher than you will probably be able to maintain in any tub or other type of enclosure. With that said I would say keep it as high as you can. Also make sure you have a good proportional thermostat heating mama's set up, but don't let the eggs sit directly on the UTH. The mother is only really able to heat the eggs up by a degree or two through tightening her coils around them. Basically using pressure to raise temp. They also do a little shaky dance supposedly when self incubating which it is not sure if this has any affect on the heat or anything else!
  • 03-05-2008, 08:16 AM
    rabernet
    Re: egg incubation
    Remember that when you choose maternal incubation - that your female will not feed during this time.

    Is there a reason you're choosing not to artificially incubate?
  • 03-05-2008, 11:37 AM
    bigballs
    Re: egg incubation
    i wouldnt let the humidity levels drop below 75, higher is prefered but not wet. if youre going to let her incubate the eggs then maybe you should make her a nesting tub that will give you more control over the temps and humidity rather than her regular enclosure.
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