ChamsRawesome
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So I have some veiled eggs just laid the other day. I was wondering if someone could enlighten me on this diapause period during incubation?
Diapause???
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fluxlizard
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What would you like to know?
Diapause is for a winter dormancy.
In terrarium bred eggs, there is no true winter, but there is still diapause.
Because of this, eggs will go into a rest state of varying length.
If you keep your eggs at a constant temperature, the length tends to last longer.
You can shorten it by keeping your eggs warmer for a couple of weeks (upper 70s), then cooler for a couple of months (mid 60s), and then back to warmer again for the remainder of incubation.
Or you can do daily night/day temp fluctuations of about 10 degrees and that will usually shorten diapause as well.
Or you can combine the two- keep them warmer for a couple of weeks, then cooler for a couple of months, then do day/night temp fluctuations- that is what I did a year or so ago and ended up with the shortest incubation of my life- near 5 months I think.
Or if you don't want to mess with your eggs and are a bit nervous because these are your first and you don't want to do anything too wierd- just keep them between the upper 60s and upper 70s throughout incubation and they will hatch.
Diapause is for a winter dormancy.
In terrarium bred eggs, there is no true winter, but there is still diapause.
Because of this, eggs will go into a rest state of varying length.
If you keep your eggs at a constant temperature, the length tends to last longer.
You can shorten it by keeping your eggs warmer for a couple of weeks (upper 70s), then cooler for a couple of months (mid 60s), and then back to warmer again for the remainder of incubation.
Or you can do daily night/day temp fluctuations of about 10 degrees and that will usually shorten diapause as well.
Or you can combine the two- keep them warmer for a couple of weeks, then cooler for a couple of months, then do day/night temp fluctuations- that is what I did a year or so ago and ended up with the shortest incubation of my life- near 5 months I think.
Or if you don't want to mess with your eggs and are a bit nervous because these are your first and you don't want to do anything too wierd- just keep them between the upper 60s and upper 70s throughout incubation and they will hatch.
ChamsRawesome
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Oh ok thanx for the advice again lol another question tho. Would it be ok to incubate veild eggs between 78-82? Cause I got a paper from lllreptile that says that.
fluxlizard
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yes. It will be fine. Incubation usually lasts longer at those constantly higher temperatures though.
A simple way to drop the temp if you are using an incubator is to just put the incubator on a timer so it shuts off at night.
If your home just happens to be those warmer temps- they will work.
But fluctuating temperatures results in shorter incubation times and my casual observation has been that the babies are larger and stronger as well.
I really need to do a serious trial one of these years and confirm that- but that is my feeling.
A simple way to drop the temp if you are using an incubator is to just put the incubator on a timer so it shuts off at night.
If your home just happens to be those warmer temps- they will work.
But fluctuating temperatures results in shorter incubation times and my casual observation has been that the babies are larger and stronger as well.
I really need to do a serious trial one of these years and confirm that- but that is my feeling.
Tbrock91
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Chameleon Brothers
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Thanks
Thanks I found your advice to be pretty helpful as well.
Thanks I found your advice to be pretty helpful as well.
