How should incubation be set up

[Daniel Martin]

Hello everyone, I have read lots of websites on how to breed and incubate eggs. I am still very confused on what to use as an incubator, humidity, and temperature. Where would I put the incubator when I transfer the eggs into it. I'm looking to breed a veiled or panther chameleon. Thanks.

 

[kinyonga]

For veileds and panthers I keep the temperature around 72 degrees F .

It's important to incubate the eggs in the dark.

I've never used a normal incubator...i made my own.
If the incubator container is set up right the humidity shouldn't be a problem.
More to follow.

 

[kinyonga]

For an incubator I used a screen covered wooden 2" x 2" frame with a human heating pad under it. The heating pad was the type that doesn't shut off automatically.

For an incubation container I use shoebox sized plastic container with a lid. I fill it half full of barely moist coarse grained vermiculite. To test the vermiculite for moisture...take a fist full and squeeze it....you shouldn't be able to squeeze out more than a drop or two of water. I lay the eggs in rows about 1 " apart in all directions in shallow dents I made with my thumb. When digging the eggs up and moving them do not turn them. Put the lid on and put the container in the incubator. Check once in a while to make sure the eggs are ok and the vermiculite is moist. You will see beads of moisture on the sides and inside of the lid of the container.

 

[Daniel Martin]

Thank you

 

[kinyonga]

You're welcome.

 

[starter]

Thanks, this was helpful for me, too. Do I transfer the eggs immediately after they were laid? How do I pick them up - with my fingers, with a spoon? And do I need to clean them from the dirt before they go into the incubator?

 

[Entrax]

I also have 1 question. Should you mist the vermiculit for moisture ? If yes, how often ?

 

[MistGold]

I giviing a little bit of water after 2-3 months of incubation

 

[Brodybreaux25]

I also have 1 question. Should you mist the vermiculit for moisture ? If yes, how often ?

No misting, excess water = mold problems.