Day 60?????????? when is the last day i should cut?

[seeya205]

Sorry! I hope you get some babies out of it!

[xdeus]

The eggs were uncovered, however humidity in the incubator averaged 90%
the bottom was full with water and the incubator had a pretty good seal. Never had to add water. Humidity fluxuated from 87-94 (depending if I opened the incubator.)

Those other eggs look extremely dry as well. I've never heard of an uncovered egg container in an incubator, so even though your humidity read 90% that may not have been enough. My egg bins are covered with Stretch-Tite which insures nearly 100% humidity at all times.

I'm really sorry about your bad clutch, but hopefully your next one will turn out better.

[paingod]

Those other eggs look extremely dry as well. I've never heard of an uncovered egg container in an incubator, so even though your humidity read 90% that may not have been enough. My egg bins are covered with Stretch-Tite which insures nearly 100% humidity at all times.

I'm really sorry about your bad clutch, but hopefully your next one will turn out better.

Well Ive pretty much gathered all my breeding info from this site. I posted pics last year of the set-up without eggs covered, people said it was good as humidity was 90+ %

im going to check on them now

[llovelace]

try adding some water to them

[Quiet Tempest]

try adding some water to them

Ditto that. Adding some tepid water in the eggs would help keep the egg shells from becoming hard and keep the babies from dehydrating.

[xdeus]

Well Ive pretty much gathered all my breeding info from this site. I posted pics last year of the set-up without eggs covered, people said it was good as humidity was 90+ %

im going to check on them now

I found a sticky in the breeding forum that describes how to set up an egg tub. It does say to cover them. Honestly, not every variation to breeding has been tried out and 90+% humidity certainly sounds fine, but maybe it isn't in practice. It looks like you found out the hard way that it doesn't work with your setup.

[paingod]

I found a sticky in the breeding forum that describes how to set up an egg tub. It does say to cover them. Honestly, not every variation to breeding has been tried out and 90+% humidity certainly sounds fine, but maybe it isn't in practice. It looks like you found out the hard way that it doesn't work with your setup.

Eggs are too hard, water runs right off them (but they just became hard a couple days ago.) Humidity is Humidity, wheither their covered or not?

the good news is I did see movement in a couple eggs. (and there may be a cinny in one of them? Tomorrow is day 66...
what the record? I have to be getting close to it

[paingod]

Eggs are too hard, water runs right off them (but they just became hard a couple days ago.) Humidity is Humidity, wheither their covered or not?

the good news is I did see movement in a couple eggs. (and there may be a cinny in one of them? Tomorrow is day 66...
what the record? I have to be getting close to it

I was unprepared for these eggs, I would have covered them but the pile was too high for my tubb and incubator. hte entire bottom was filled with water!
I dont see how they could possibly get more humidity than that!

[Quiet Tempest]

Eggs are too hard, water runs right off them (but they just became hard a couple days ago.) Humidity is Humidity, wheither their covered or not?

the good news is I did see movement in a couple eggs. (and there may be a cinny in one of them? Tomorrow is day 66...
what the record? I have to be getting close to it

I mean drip water directly inside of the eggs, not on the eggs. I had to do that with my last clutch. I cut them on day 58 because I was impatient and some of them made their own slits and started sticking their heads out on day 62. They wouldn't budge from the eggs and things were looking really dry in there (most of the goo inside had spilled out or simply dried up) so I started dripping luke warmish water into each egg (enough to get the babies wet and keep their yolk sacs moist). Today (day 64) they're all finally out of their eggs.

[seeya205]

It is easier to keep a consistent humidity in the tub when it is covered and easier for the eggs to absorb the moisture! Also the medium will not dry out! You need to get a bigger tub just in case you need more space. We only learn by our mistakes! Good luck with future clutches!