stapleton33
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from what i've gathered here, my veiled cham eggs should be kept at roughly 68-74 degrees and at 95%+ humidity, but when i ran a search about mold problems, most of the advice is to dry them out. can anyone clarify this for me?
I never measure humidity....so I can't tell you that. I incubate veiled eggs at about 76-78F. The vermiculite is moist enough that if you take a fist full of it you can only squeeze a drop of water out of it. Beads of moisture form on the lid and sides of the container I use.
IMHO, if the eggs mold if they are not good most of the time. If the mold were to be from the vermiculite being too moist, then drying it out would help...but I would worry about the eggs drying out during the process. I would be more tempted to move the eggs carefully to another container of less moist substrate. Just my opinion.
I have also had them mold if the eggs where taken from a dead female....but that mold has been red, not the usual grey or white.
IMHO, if the eggs mold if they are not good most of the time. If the mold were to be from the vermiculite being too moist, then drying it out would help...but I would worry about the eggs drying out during the process. I would be more tempted to move the eggs carefully to another container of less moist substrate. Just my opinion.
I have also had them mold if the eggs where taken from a dead female....but that mold has been red, not the usual grey or white.
