i'm afraid i have bad eggs or did something wrong. my ambilobe panther chameleon laid 34 eggs on 9/13/12 only one has molded. the other eggs have already doubled in size. and today they looked like they were sweating. i was careful not too put too much water in soil and monitored the top of the contianer daily to make sure there wasnt too much moister that might drip on eggs, moister biuld up is nominal and usually only happens in the morning around the due point time, very small beeds of water that quickly evaporate. i live in new mexico so its a dry climate. about every three days i put water around the edges, about a small sirenge full, so maybe 20 drops. i'm using perlite, as i couldn't find vermiculite around where i live and the book i have said vermiculite or perlite. i'm using a tuperware contianer with 5 wholes in it about an 1/8 of an inch wide. and i keep the eggs in a dark closet in my chameleon room and temperature is usually 75 during the day and as low as 70 after 10 pm. if i did something wrong its probably too late i know. but please tell me.
eggs sweating too early
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shaunaroxanne
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Don't throw them out yet, it's hard to say if they are ok or not. I have never noticed a change in egg size that quickly. In the 6 months before hatching, I only added a few drops of water one time. It sounds like there are too many holes in your container, most people use 1-2 tiny holes, and others use no holes at all. I don't think it's a good idea that you are checking them so much, because every time you open the container, you are exposing them to a temp/humidity change. Change the lid and leave them alone would be my advice.
