Condensation at forty four days

[ironpython]

I am at 44 days of incubation with my first clutch and I have condensation on the side of my tub. Do the eggs have an affect on the humidity when they get closer to pipping? I didn't have condensation until now with 99% humidity the whole time?

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[TerrieL]

I don't know for sure but I did not get any condensation in my egg tub until the last 10 days or so. I wondered too if it was from changes within the egg. I incubated at 88 degrees and 99% humidity.

[Badgemash]

I noticed it as well, but I think since the eggs themselves are heating up (was told to expect this as they get closer to hatching, and confirmed with IR gun) the temperature difference is causing condensation.

[Alicia]

Yep, Badgemash said it for me. That's exactly what's going on.

Condensation happens when a surface is cooler than the air. The heat generated by the eggs heats the tub up a tiny bit, enough to cause condensation.

[el8ch]

Yup, right around 3 weeks prior to hatching the eggs may start to dimple and condensation will start to gather in your egg box... Like the others have said it is because the hatchlings are almost fully developed and this causes the eggs to be warmer than the ambient air temperature in the egg box.

[don15681]

yes, here's a quote from pythons of the world vol.2 page 242 david g barker and tracy m. barker

"we believe that water leaves an egg during the last weeks of incubation because of the internal heat generated by it's rapidly developing fetus. the egg becomes slightly warmer than the surroundings and that, in turn, causes a directional osmosis that pulls water out of the shell.

this book has tons of information in it about ball pythons. highly recommended by many!

[SlitherinSisters]

As long as it doesn't drip onto the eggs it's totally fine.

[JMinILM]

Yup, right around 3 weeks prior to hatching the eggs may start to dimple and condensation will start to gather in your egg box... Like the others have said it is because the hatchlings are almost fully developed and this causes the eggs to be warmer than the ambient air temperature in the egg box.

what he said

[sasT]

I have such high humidity in all my tubs in the incubator that there is condesation on all the sides pretty much from day 1 to day 60 .. never had a problem .. you have apsolutely nothing to worry about, just make sure water isn't dripping on the eggs
regards, Andrej