Excessive Dimpling?

[Galaxygirl]

So the fan has been off foooooor.. 6 days now? I took a peek at them today and they're definitely not any worse. Maybe even look a little better? There's a bunch of condensation in the tubs now without the fan on. The one that dimpled pretty badly is still the same, doesn't look any better or worse. The other eggs maybe look a little better. As long as they're not getting worse I'm okay with that. I guess no fan from now on.. But isn't it important to have airflow?

[Alicia]

So the fan has been off foooooor.. 6 days now? I took a peek at them today and they're definitely not any worse. Maybe even look a little better? There's a bunch of condensation in the tubs now without the fan on. The one that dimpled pretty badly is still the same, doesn't look any better or worse. The other eggs maybe look a little better. As long as they're not getting worse I'm okay with that.

That's promising, at least! I'm sure it's more work now, keeping too much condensation from dripping on the eggs, but if the change helps . . . Fingers crossed, certainly.

I guess no fan from now on.. But isn't it important to have airflow?

It depends. Mixing the air keeps temps even throughout the incubator, but moving air can also wick moisture away from eggs. Some systems seem more prone to this than others, I don't know why.

[Galaxygirl]

That's promising, at least! I'm sure it's more work now, keeping too much condensation from dripping on the eggs, but if the change helps . . . Fingers crossed, certainly.



It depends. Mixing the air keeps temps even throughout the incubator, but moving air can also wick moisture away from eggs. Some systems seem more prone to this than others, I don't know why.

Thanks for the help, Alicia. (: Yeah I am a bit worried about the water dripping on them. If I move the wrap it drips on them so I wiped them down with a towel.. If I don't mess with them, I don't know if the water is dripping on them or not. I'll check again in a week. Thanks again. I'll be sure to update with photos once they hatch.

[Galaxygirl]

Everything is still going great, the big eggs look fine now. Is the mold on this boob egg a concern? There is also a small amount of white fuzzy mold that I wipe off every 4 days or so growing on a very small portion of another egg. The mold likes to grow on the dark spots of the eggs. This boob egg started molding from like day 5 or something. I haven't noticed it spreading to any other eggs. They've been in the incubator for a month already and the boob egg still has veins on its good side. I wipe the mold off as well I can on it maybe twice a week.

[Cohazard]

I've never bred snakes, but I saw a video of a clutch cutting by Henry Piorun, and he had a boob egg with heavy mold. This thing looked like it had barnacles growing on it. And yet inside was a living albeit smaller than average, baby ball python.

Best of luck to you.

[Alicia]

That's great! I'd say keep doing what you're doing by brushing off the white mold every so often. If it's been a month, you're on the down hill side!