Eggs got cold

[BocaJan]

It went down to 60 in my house last night here in Florida. (40 outside). I turned on the heat when I got up, but I am wondering if the drop in the closet where my eggs are cooking is anything to be concerned about. When I got up the temp was 72, normally 75. It is now back up to 75.

I figure that in the wild temps do vary...I don't want to ruin my eggs.

 

[Champhibians]

Oh yea your fine. My eggs sometimes get down to 65 at night.

 

[Eric Adrignola]

It got way too cold in my basement this year. Down to the mid 60's in the incubator itself (someone left the door open into the uninsulated portion of the basement).

Eggs took much longer to develop, and I lost a few eggs, but they hatched big and strong. That's temps down in the 60's - for several nights in a row. I usually keep my eggs in the low to mid 70's, but they fluctuate every day and night.

Unless it went down colder than that(really cold), you probably have nothing to fear at all.

 

[BocaJan]

Thanks! I appreciate the good word.

 

[Nicodemayo]

Theyre veileds... theyll hatch lol

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

LOL...true story...a friend of mine totally nocked his eggs off the closet rack and just put them back up there...they all hatched. Veileds are very hardy, don't burn or freeze them...and they will hatch.

Chris

 

[Eric Adrignola]

happened to my old friend in PA a long time ago. His cat knocked his eggs off the refrigerator, and they scattered all over the floor. He came home at night, put them back in the container, back up on top, and months later, most hatched.

Very tough - but too much water WILL kill them. Kept in sealed containers, where minimal condensation forms on top (drops = too moist), and they're downright easy. The only reptile eggs easier to incubate are phelsuma (day geckos), especially the non-gluer types. Hard shelled eggs, put them in a plastic cup (pill bottles work), and in a cup with slightly humid vermiculite, keep them warm, they hatch almost every time.

Very fun little critters, I miss them... My brother has our standingi still. We've had our big female for close to 15 years now, and she was full grown when we got her as an import from Gulf Coast Reptiles. She's probably over 20 years old. They can live to be over 30. Crazy things... I know people breeding the tiny little ones (klemmeri) that have had the same ones for over 20 years, and they're still going strong. and these are things that eat 1/8-1/4" crickets and nectar - yet they don't seem to have an evolved a reason to die!

Everyone, you have to apologize for my often long-winded and tangental rants. I was laid off on the first, and I am bored and lonely - and there's only so much supreme commander I can play before my head explodes.