Could do with some advice

jajeanpierre

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My recently imported gracilior quad laid eggs March 15. Two didn't look right and did go.

A week ago I had an Easter Egg Disaster, and tipped the box. I think I've righted the eggs correctly. I made up new substrate, equal parts vermiculite and water by weight. (I had two suspect eggs in with them when I tipped the box over that did go bad and didn't want the good eggs to touch any substrate the bad eggs had touched.)

Today I looked at them for the first time since I put them in the incubator. They look good, but there was condensation on the lid.

I had them set at 69F using two digital weather thermometer, one remote right in the box with the other half on my desk and another thermometer on top of the box in the incubator.

I also have an open pan of water in the incubator. The box is sealed without holes.

What should I do? I did raise the temperature to 70F. Thanks.
 

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I don't think there is much more you can do....except pray that the upset did no damage.

Regarding the condensation on the lid of the egg container, all of my containers of any species of reptile I hatched had condensation on the lid and even the sides of the egg containers. (Be aware though that I never did hatch quad eggs though.)

Fingers crossed for you/them!
 
I wouldn't worry about it. They were only laid a month ago so there is more than likely no develop in the eggs anyway to date which means turning them wouldn't cause any problems.

I've knocked over eggs in the past that were a few weeks away from hatching and had no issues so I don't know how much I believe in the "turning an egg will drown/kill it" theory.
 
I wouldn't worry about it. They were only laid a month ago so there is more than likely no develop in the eggs anyway to date which means turning them wouldn't cause any problems.

I've knocked over eggs in the past that were a few weeks away from hatching and had no issues so I don't know how much I believe in the "turning an egg will drown/kill it" theory.

Thank you for the reassurance! It's bad enough that a novice is trying to hatch them--a clumsy novice might be just too much.

These are my first ever eggs. I had been hoping I would have more time to get experience with quads before I dealt with laying and incubating, but my gracilior female had other ideas. It's going to be trial by fire.
 
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