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I got a SURPRISE!!!!!
Hi Everyone! I know it's been way to long since I have posted anything. So much has happened in the past few months, I just get time to check BP.net every now and then . I know this is kind of a long post, but I would really appreciate any opinions on my situation...
Anyway, so I've been pairing up my pastel and bee this year and was starting to loose hope until yesterday morning. I went to do my normal saturday rounds, cleaning and watering, etc, and I found a proud mommy pastel wrapped around a clutch of eggs! I was instantly freaking out since i was caught a bit off guard and didn't have my incubator set up. She hasn't gained a lot of weight, but she has been refusing meals, so I was on the fence if she was going to lay or not, as I didn't see an ovulation, but did see many locks. So from that point I rushed up to the store, bought a 6qt tub, press-n-seal and 2 acurite thermometer/hydrometers. Got home and assembled my Hovabator with the tub in it. I've finally got the temp stabilized at 89, but still working on the humidity before I add the eggs.
So this brings me to my question... I am leaving for vacation in 3 weeks. I'll be gone for a week, and unfortunately I do not have anyone that can keep an eye on them. I am very worried that if we have a power outage, the incubator may heat up and i will loose the clutch. My sister would watch them, but i would have to move the incubator to her house, and I'm not so excited about that since it has taken almost 24 hours for me to stabilize the temp.
If you were in this situation, what would you do? I'm debating on just letting her maternally incubate. At first, she had 2 roll-outs, but this morning I checked on her, and she has gathered them back up. She is a first time mom... I have heard mixed reviews on the Hovabator heating element. Some say it works great, while other say it is crude and hard to keep stable. Do people usually hook up an additional thermostat with these?
I'll try to get pics posted when i get a chance. I'm excited to see how many eggs she is coiled around!
Thanks everyone and Happy Father's Day!
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