incubation question.

[dmaricle]

ok i am aproching the 50 day mark and they are starting to build condensation in the tub( which i hear is normal) i have plastic wrap under the tub lid should i remove the plastic wrap now? thanks

[Mike Cavanaugh]

I kept mine covered until the end. Don't see a reason to lower the humidity at the end... It would only make the eggs harder to slit.

[West Coast Jungle]

ok i am aproching the 50 day mark and they are starting to build condensation in the tub( which i hear is normal) i have plastic wrap under the tub lid should i remove the plastic wrap now? thanks

You should be fine. You are almost there

[dmaricle]

i know we are so close we cant wait. and we have 3 more girls that have ovulated but we are not expecting another clutch till later this month.

[Rick247]

Can't wait for the pippers.

[rabernet]

I took the press & seal off the last week to allow more air exchange.

[dmaricle]

I took the press & seal off the last week to allow more air exchange.

at what day did you remove the press n seal. we are at day 44 and the eggs are deflating and the condensation is building. the patterns are starting to be very vissible while candling. we are so excited for some pippers. thanks everyone.

[rabernet]

at what day did you remove the press n seal. we are at day 44 and the eggs are deflating and the condensation is building. the patterns are starting to be very vissible while candling. we are so excited for some pippers. thanks everyone.

I cut on Day 52 (and then lightly misted the eggs to keep the yolk moist, because it dries a bit after the cutting). So, I generally removed the Press & Seal sometime after day 45. The condensation building is from the heat that the eggs are now giving off as they are reaching the home stretch.

Congrats!!!

[dmaricle]

you cut at day 52 with or without a pip?

[rabernet]

you cut at day 52 with or without a pip?

I did - with "coaching" from Kara, one of my dear friends and mentors. I also had the benefit of having visited with Kevin and Kara about a month before my first clutch was due to hatch and got a hands on lesson from Kevin on his methods and tips.

I chose cutting for two reasons. The first is impatience to see what is in the eggs.

The second was seeing first hand a baby ball python that drowned in the egg when it was unable to slit its egg (also part of my lesson from the Evil Morph God).

Is that a rare occurance? From what I understand, yes. But enough of a chance that I'd rather not leave it to chance.

Day 52 is really the earliest you should consider cutting, may people wait until Day 55 or 56.

When cutting Day 52, it took about 5 days for all the babies to fully come out of their eggs. In the meantime, I misted them daily to keep the yolk moistened and not dried out.