Incubation Temps

I have pretty good air circulation....heat sink? As in something sucking all the heat?

JonV

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Originally Posted by dmaricle

the smaller one is the cold one.

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Thanks.... i dont know why i was thinking opposite. I even went back and looked at the post again/numbers.....

I use a Helix set at 89. I use sealed egg boxes with press and seal. Two fans. Only using one fan right now seams to be working just fine. Probe hangs down into the middle of the incubator. I converted an old upright freezer. Ive had 100% hatch rate. But also haven't produced a high number of babies either. Only about 50 or so.

i set mine to 89 and place the probe inside the egg box. so far ive only lost 1 egg and all seem to hatch around day 55.

I know I have seen people try with other animals on the higher or lower temps for getting more boys or girls but has this been proven with balls??? I thought I read something by Dave Barker but I cant find it. Just curious I think a good mix is better and I havnt had enough clutches to start any wacky experiments yet.....

I incubate at 86-87 and hatched this year at day 53 on the first clutch... Other clutches have the same temps and are about 2 weeks from hatch.

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Originally Posted by firehop

I know I have seen people try with other animals on the higher or lower temps for getting more boys or girls but has this been proven with balls??? I thought I read something by Dave Barker but I cant find it. Just curious I think a good mix is better and I havnt had enough clutches to start any wacky experiments yet.....

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So far, no snake species has been shown to have their juvenile sex ratio affected by incubation temperature. Additionally, every species that has been investigated has been shown to have sex chromosomes.

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Originally Posted by BChambers

So far, no snake species has been shown to have their juvenile sex ratio affected by incubation temperature. Additionally, every species that has been investigated has been shown to have sex chromosomes.

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Thanks. Of course it would make it too easy to selectivly breed all females or all males if we knew. I guess its probably better that we dont.

even though no eggs yet! my jcps and my varanids keep humping so my bator stays at 89F with a 10" fan running. also use tubs of water on 2 shelves with a bubbler keeps my humidity around 86% no substrate needed.

I say 1 gajillion degrees is the appropriate temp. lol. I have always heard 88-89 is best. Dont know what the upper and lower limits on what an egg can handle are though.