Egg Box Question

hi guys..

is it really necessary to use the press n' seal on the egg box before you close the lid? would the Glad cling wrap be okay to use?

Never used press and seal or any other type of seal since I produced my first clutches in 2008

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Never used press and seal or any other type of seal since I produced my first clutches in 2008

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Only 2 seasons under our belt, and we only use the cheap $0.97 Sterilite 6qt tubs with snapping lids (not locking lids).

No matter your media, just make sure the egg box humidity is >95%. You will see condensation forming in short time when eggs are placed in the box.

We always keep a few tubs "at the ready" with damp media should one of our females surprise us suddenly :O

thanks guys...

so this means the cling wrap or any sort of wrap is not necessary then.. right?

It's only necessary if your tub isn't holding humidity consistently. I started off with no press n seal (and I'm sure cling wrap will work just as well, but I like press n seal better), and added some later because the humidity wasn't where I wanted it to be. My substrate was water and egg grates so I'm guessing I just had a poor latching lid.
BTW last season was my first season breeding and had only 1 clutch of eggs, just to keep experience in perspective

thank you. i guess the humidity on my egg box will tell me if i need to us a cling wrap on not then. just a questions though.. assuming that the eggs go full terms and the babies start to pip/ maybe i cut the eggs when its close to hatching. do i close the lid and seal it again and put them back in the incubator?(the given is you have baby snakes pipping already inside of the egg box..

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Originally Posted by Joe Massey

thanks guys...

so this means the cling wrap or any sort of wrap is not necessary then.. right?

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Not necessary as long as your container seals. I think it's easier to just get a container that the lid seals.

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Originally Posted by Jay Mechtly

Not necessary as long as your container seals. I think it's easier to just get a container that the lid seals.

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I disagree, my container are far from being air tight (they are 7 quarts lachable tubs, meaning there is 2 little holes on each side for the latches, lid is not tight either) and I never used press and seal.

I use a tub 3 cups of perlite, 1.5 cup of water and a light diffuser. :gj:

thanks.. i'd better start looking already

QUESTION!

assuming that the eggs go full terms and the babies start to pip/ maybe i cut the eggs when its close to hatching. do i close the lid and-or seal it again and put them back in the incubator?(the given is you have baby snakes pipping already inside of the egg box..

I use the cheap 6qt tubs from Lowes, the ones that are in 3 and 6 packs.
Nothing else and they are not air tight by far.

do you drill holes in your egg box?

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Originally Posted by Joe Massey

do you drill holes in your egg box?

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No. Why would you need to when you want them to hold humidity?

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Originally Posted by Joe Massey

thanks.. i'd better start looking already

QUESTION!

assuming that the eggs go full terms and the babies start to pip/ maybe i cut the eggs when its close to hatching. do i close the lid and-or seal it again and put them back in the incubator?(the given is you have baby snakes pipping already inside of the egg box..

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If you cut or when they pip you leave them in the incubator until they get out of their eggs, once out you put them in a tub together with damp paper towel until they have their first shed.

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Originally Posted by Joe Massey

do you drill holes in your egg box?

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I drill 5 tiny holes in my egg boxes, 3 in the lid and 2 on the sides. It lets me skip the "airing out the eggs" routine as I don't have to worry about stagnant air or oxygen levels. They're also small enough that the humidity doesn't take much of a hit, maybe one or two percent less than a tighter tub.

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Originally Posted by Joe Massey

do you drill holes in your egg box?

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It would defeat the purpose :gj:

As for worrying about air exchange I never had an issue either, I only open my egg box every other day during the very last week of incubation, the rest of the time I do not touch them.

wouldn't it kill the pipping babies? closing the lid with no air holes?

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Originally Posted by Joe Massey

wouldn't it kill the pipping babies? closing the lid with no air holes?

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You already have responses on how air tight some of our tubs actually are.
Short answer.... No

Got it. thanks.. sorry for the noob question.

Not a noob question. Just thought that was already covered here.

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Originally Posted by Joe Massey

wouldn't it kill the pipping babies? closing the lid with no air holes?

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Haven't killed any since 2008 and I hatched a few ;)