How do you incubate yours?

[Lizardlicks]

I think I'm way too nervous about accidentally splashing the water, so I'm going to try it with the vermiculite first and see how it goes.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I can't even be mad about that. This is me with literally every clutch. That reminds me - that chair got thrown out after the last clutch of last season. I need a new incubator chair!

Should get a recliner and side fridge for the beer

[redshepherd]

Been doing this ever since I started, never felt compelled to change a thing.



Put them in get them out 60 days later does not get simpler than that.

Pros: the eggs never get too wet, and never dry out (pretty much fool proof regardless of your experience), and no worry bout mixing anything.

Con: None

I'm not sure I could ever find a straight answer to this, but is it okay to leave some eggs stuck together like this for the full 60 days?

[Lizardlicks]

From what I understand, as long as you can see whats going on with the eggs and they all fit in the tub, most people will opt not to separate them at all. some still worry about spreading if an egg goes bad though. I think it's a persoanl preference and finding what works for you thing.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I'm not sure I could ever find a straight answer to this, but is it okay to leave some eggs stuck together like this for the full 60 days?

I always keep them together when they are stuck those happened to be freshly laid and so when I picked them up they were not attached to each other.


When they are stuck I leave them be and even if an egg or 2 go bad it will not affect the healthy ones like this (I usually don't take pictures off eggs later during incubation but those were at 55 days and I wanted to show that bad eggs did not affect healthy ones.)

[embrit345]

Deb at what point would a bad egg become a concern? Xx


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[Stewart_Reptiles]

Deb at what point would a bad egg become a concern? Xx


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They don't except for the smell especially if the baby developed to a certain stage and than died the stench can be pretty bad, those I posted above had weak veins from the start so I was pretty sure they would not go full term they started molding 3 days later, not much of a smell to them even at 55 days.

[Hannahshissyfix]

Eric if you stay chairless you can get a good butt and leg workout in every day!

[cchardwick]

I've seen people use sponges under those egg crates to keep the water from splashing on the eggs.

I'm coming up on my first clutch of eggs, I decided to go with this stuff. It has really good reviews on Amazon.com. Here's the description:

Pangea Hatch is a premium grade Clay Incubation Medium for reptile eggs. Pangea Hatch is highly porous and holds many times it's weight in water. It does not break down, does not compact, or float and It's color changes based on it's moisture level so you can easily monitor it and add water as necessary. It can be re used indefinitely by cooking or boiling to sterilize. An inert, neutral 100% natural mineral blend, this product lasts year after year without breaking down. Each particle contains thousands of internal and external pore spaces.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I've seen people use sponges under those egg crates to keep the water from splashing on the eggs.

I'm coming up on my first clutch of eggs, I decided to go with this stuff. It has really good reviews on Amazon.com. Here's the description:

Pangea Hatch is a premium grade Clay Incubation Medium for reptile eggs. Pangea Hatch is highly porous and holds many times it's weight in water. It does not break down, does not compact, or float and It's color changes based on it's moisture level so you can easily monitor it and add water as necessary. It can be re used indefinitely by cooking or boiling to sterilize. An inert, neutral 100% natural mineral blend, this product lasts year after year without breaking down. Each particle contains thousands of internal and external pore spaces.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Great for geckos, because the temps are not as high when you incubate, but be warned for snakes not so much you need to add water back because it will dry out faster do to the higher temps, I know a few people that have uses it and their complaint was was that is was drying out. The goal is to put your eggs in the incubator and forget about them not having to check and add water if needed.

High price incubation medium when straight perlite is really cheap , can be re-used as well (also I just dump it in my garden) and can be pickup from your local nursery.