Are these temps in range for Panther Chameleon incubation?

[yoteango]

A few weeks ago I bought an egg from Cameleons101. (Realized that probably wasn't the wisest move but whatever) Just wondering if these temps seem alright, It's in a closet and the thermometer placed right next to it. I'm worried they might be too high.

Thanks

 

[jannb]

IMO 80 is to high. I keep eggs around 76 for the highest.

 

[yoteango]

Alright, thanks, I'll work on getting it lower then.

 

[kinyonga]

This might be of interest to you...
"Eggs incubated at over 80ºF in early incubation can remain in diapause for over 12 months in some cases"...
https://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/fpardalis.html

 

[yoteango]

"Eggs incubated at over 80ºF in early incubation can remain in diapause for over 12 months in some cases"...

Oh no, and I'm getting impatient as it is, already with a cage set up under the guise of "letting my plants grow out"

I have an idea for something, but I'm not sure if it would work. I noticed the moist soil for my plants down a few degrees lower, so I want to try putting the small deli container in a larger container of vermiculite to create a microclimate swamp cooler as the vermiculite drys. Is something like this worth trying out, or is that just normal incubation with extra steps?

 

[kinyonga]

I've never had to cool eggs...only add heat to some...I live in Canada...so we're usually having to add heat.

 

[yoteango]

I have an idea for something, but I'm not sure if it would work. I noticed the moist soil for my plants down a few degrees lower, so I want to try putting the small deli container in a larger container of vermiculite to create a microclimate swamp cooler as the vermiculite drys. Is something like this worth trying out, or is that just normal incubation with extra steps?

This didn't really work from what I could tell. Thought I made an update but whatever.

Currently it is in a box with a basic computer fan evaporative cooler set at 72 degrees, falling down to around 70 where it slowly rises over the course of a few hours. I imagine the egg itself is even more stable in it's deli cup container. It seems to work well and expanding the water reservoir with a simple siphon will let it last a while.