Eggs
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jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
I incubate veiled and panther eggs by putting them in a plastic Tupperware shoe box with about 3 inches of moist vermiculite and keep them in a closet where the temps with be around 76 degrees. I punch two tiny holes in the lid. To test for moisture, take a fist full of the vermiculite and squeeze it, if no more than a drop or two of water comes out then the moisture level should be okay. Do not turn the eggs as you move them from where they were laid to the container. Lay them in rows about an inch apart in all directions in shallow dents made with your thumb in the vermiculite. Put the lid on and place them in a dark place where the temperature is between 72-78 F. Moisture will form on the sides of the container and underside of the lid. It takes about 8 to 9 months for the eggs to hatch. It they are not fertile they will mold over in a couple of weeks.
Moisture check
I was told to mark the container weight the day you place them with the weight of the container, eggs and vermeculite. Use a digital food scale and check often to be sure the weight is the same. If the weight is light, add water to the sides of the container, not the eggs.. to make the weight right.
I was told to mark the container weight the day you place them with the weight of the container, eggs and vermeculite. Use a digital food scale and check often to be sure the weight is the same. If the weight is light, add water to the sides of the container, not the eggs.. to make the weight right.
