I think my eggs are dying.

[J.Vandegrift]

well I had some bad luck, used perlite with water 1/4 the way up in substrate eggs still got wet ! went green.

Did you put anything between the eggs and the perlite? The perlite will soak up the water and make the eggs too wet if you let the eggs come in contact with it. The only reason for perlite with this method is to keep the water from sloshing around when you move the box. The eggs should not be anywhere near it.