Unhealthy Clutch?

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Originally Posted by coldbloodaddict

They are dehydrated...65% humidity is not sufficient...You need 100%.

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That :gj:

Re-mix the vermiculite or do a subtraless incubation with the substrate at the bottom and eggs on a egg crate.

The egg box must have a lid to keep humidity in if it does not water evaporates humidity drops.

There is no reason to open your egg box, mine is not sealed however it does not get open until the very last week of incubation.

Woo!
Okay, NOW I'm headed in the right direction

If I put the lid on etc. Will the eggs come back up? or stay deflated?

The eggs should plump back up in day or two after you nail down the correct humidity.

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how far along are the eggs?

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Originally Posted by QuidsBalls

Woo!
Okay, NOW I'm headed in the right direction

If I put the lid on etc. Will the eggs come back up? or stay deflated?

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Since they are a few weeks old, they most likely will not plump all the way back up. They can still survive to term, though, if you fix it now.

what happens if water condenses on top of the lid? will it hurt the eggs? also, if he/she uses the water reservoir in the reptibator, then doesnt he/she need holes in the tub? also, will the hydrofarm: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
do the job for measuring temps in the tub? where would you plug in the ports?

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Originally Posted by QuidsBalls

How can I increase the humidity?
My friend is spraying the vermiculite for approx. 30 seconds, 2 times a day, as well as the sides of the tub that the eggs lay in, and one spray directly on the eggs..

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You shouldn't need to spray the vermiculite at all, if you do that means the water is evaporating which means you don't have a tight seal on the egg box. Get some press and seal glad plastic wrap and place a sheet of it over the top of the egg box. This should give you a tight seal and keep in the humidity that you want. Air exchange, especially early in the incubation cycle is not that necessary.

Hey, first time using tapatalk!
Anyways
I went out and got a 2' by 4' light diffuser, I'll cut it down to size, remix the vermiculite, put down the cut diffuser, lay the eggs on top of it, seal the container and that will bring up the humidity :)
The eggs are approx 17 days old <.<

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Where do you get a light diffuser? Any online options?


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I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?3vg0ie

I picked mine up from Home Depot for around $12
I'll be able to use it many, many times as it is 2' by 4' and I only used a small portion of it to put into my friends container

I changed the set-up a few days ago, the eggs still haven't come back up, but there are veins in all the eggs, so we will see what happens

Are there any changes to the veins before the egg hatches?
My friend is not 100% sure when the eggs were laid, so I cannot make an educated guess of when to pip the eggs without being 0-5 days off, which I suppose isn't a large margin :rolleyes:
Should I let the little guys break through themselves? or should I pip them a bit, 60 days after the clutch was discovered?