Incubation

Nate135

Nate135

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Ive heard that the temperature to incubate the eggs should be around 73-80. Ive seen some people use incubators and I have also seen people place the eggs in bins in a dark closet where the temperature remains 73 to 80. Will there be any difference between which method I use? In other words would having a constant heat light in the incubator or having them in constant dark in a closet make any difference?
 
A lot of people prefer the closet method as their is nothing electrical to fail when incubating. Many people get a tuperware box filled with a hatching substrate (wet enough to squeeze two drops out), and put thumb prints where they put the eggs. They then poke two holes in it and then let it stay in complete darkness. The temp should be around 73-76. I don't have personal experience, yet, but have done quite some reading up on this.
 
mychamtini112012 said:
A lot of people prefer the closet method as their is nothing electrical to fail when incubating. Many people get a tuperware box filled with a hatching substrate (wet enough to squeeze two drops out), and put thumb prints where they put the eggs. They then poke two holes in it and then let it stay in complete darkness. The temp should be around 73-76. I don't have personal experience, yet, but have done quite some reading up on this.
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That was very helpful, thank u! That will probably be what I end up doing. Is there a certain substrate I should use?
 
i have only ever used large grade vermiculite, but ive been using superhatch and a SIM container recently, so im going to try it with my next clutch
 
I have been using HatchRite from the neighborhood petstore, and it has worked very well for me. It is about $18 a bag, but they give you alot of substrate to work with!
 
You said..."would having a constant heat light in the incubator or having them in constant dark in a closet make any difference? "...incubating eggs in light can affect the hatch rate/health of the hatchlings from what I've read/heard.
 
kinyonga said:
You said..."would having a constant heat light in the incubator or having them in constant dark in a closet make any difference? "...incubating eggs in light can affect the hatch rate/health of the hatchlings from what I've read/heard.
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Affect them in a good or bad way?
 
Incubating them with the closet method could take a little longer due to the fluctuating temperature. Incubating them in an incubator is a little faster but you must not be careful to set the temperature too high, otherwise it will be bad go the eggs. Some people try to speed up the incubating process by increasing the temperature, but that is a bad idea.
 
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