white mold on eggs

[Snakefreak64]

82 degrees, 1.1 vermiculite ,only 8 days in .............eggs growing white mold ,I popped a few extra holes in lid, substrate seems a little moist.........ARGHH, anyway any advise on fixing this would be appreciated.

[Snakefreak64]

I reboxed the eggs into a drier vermiculite mix, now how to stop the existing mold? that is the question.

[Skittles1101]

I do not breed but I have seen people say they just wipe it off.....

Don't do it until someone confirms!! lol

[snakeman13]

82 degrees, 1.1 vermiculite ,only 8 days in .............eggs growing white mold ,I popped a few extra holes in lid, substrate seems a little moist.........ARGHH, anyway any advise on fixing this would be appreciated.

use q-tip to clean it off.

[Kymberli]

Obviously I'm still learning about BP breeding and incubation, but 82degrees seems a bit low to me.. am I wrong? I thought the temperature in the incubator should be 86-90

[dr del]

Hi,

I don't think hognose eggs need the same temperatures as BP eggs to incubate?


dr del

[Kymberli]

Hi,

I don't think hognose eggs need the same temperatures as BP eggs to incubate?


dr del

I completely thought this was in the BP Breeding forum. My mistake, obviously I'm not too used to seeing other species' eggs yet.

[Snakefreak64]

I reboxed the eggs into a drier vermiculite mix, now how to stop the existing mold? that is the question.

Well, to answer my own question, proper humidity level in vermiculite is working wonders on its own,(DOAH) it seems to be starving the mold , I apparentley screwed the pooch when I mixed it ?!?!?go figure,lol.........somtimes I think I just like to hear myself type, lmao. ......but then again I am a beliver in NO question is a dumb question, so why not, knowledge is power, and there are some VERY knowlegable folks here

thnx




snakefreak64