jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
A little while ago, my incuabtor started acting up. It is an Exo-Terra that both heats and cools. It wasn't able to cope when temps either went up in the day or went down at night. I was able to keep the temps within normal range during the day by moving the incubator around to warmer or cooler parts of the house. At night, the temps would drop below incubating temperatures, down to 66F, maybe lower. I put multiple thermometers in the incubator, one a remote, so I could keep checking throughout the day without having to open the door to read a thermometer.
I don't think it went above 72F during the day, but might have. It did bounce around during the day, though as I tried to regulate it. No cupboard in my house was warm enough, although I only checked on the floor under blankets.
My new incubator arrived and I have moved the eggs into it. Temps right now are kept at 69F. The first two clutches I hatched were incubated at 68F.
The eggs I am most worried about are the clutch of graciliors that hit the 5-month mark January 23rd. Could the low temperatures have put them in diapause? Should I raise the temps on the higher side of normal? During the day or keep them constant? My understanding of the thermal properties of soil is that below a few inches, temperatures remain very constant, so I don't think temperatures for eggs would normally go up and down during the day/night in the wild unless they were buried in a very shallow hole.
I would very much appreciate quad breeders' suggestions. Thanks.
I don't think it went above 72F during the day, but might have. It did bounce around during the day, though as I tried to regulate it. No cupboard in my house was warm enough, although I only checked on the floor under blankets.
My new incubator arrived and I have moved the eggs into it. Temps right now are kept at 69F. The first two clutches I hatched were incubated at 68F.
The eggs I am most worried about are the clutch of graciliors that hit the 5-month mark January 23rd. Could the low temperatures have put them in diapause? Should I raise the temps on the higher side of normal? During the day or keep them constant? My understanding of the thermal properties of soil is that below a few inches, temperatures remain very constant, so I don't think temperatures for eggs would normally go up and down during the day/night in the wild unless they were buried in a very shallow hole.
I would very much appreciate quad breeders' suggestions. Thanks.
