rob1468
New Member
hi all
need some help as some will know i have 38 eggs from camilla , all has seemed ok i have the eggs in 3 plastic containers with 4 pin holes in the lids which are rested on top , these containers are then in a glass tank with polystyrene all around it and two 6x11 heat mats under neath the tank on a stat , temps are 77 day and drops to 74 night , i have checked them tonight and i have a few that are starting to shrivel, i always lift the lids and let the condensation on them drip back into the vermicalite so as to keep it nice and damp , has anyone any ideas what i can do to stop the shriveling , i have tonight added some water from a pippette around the shriveled eggs with hope they will pop back out
any ideas anyone ???
thanks in advance rob
need some help as some will know i have 38 eggs from camilla , all has seemed ok i have the eggs in 3 plastic containers with 4 pin holes in the lids which are rested on top , these containers are then in a glass tank with polystyrene all around it and two 6x11 heat mats under neath the tank on a stat , temps are 77 day and drops to 74 night , i have checked them tonight and i have a few that are starting to shrivel, i always lift the lids and let the condensation on them drip back into the vermicalite so as to keep it nice and damp , has anyone any ideas what i can do to stop the shriveling , i have tonight added some water from a pippette around the shriveled eggs with hope they will pop back out
any ideas anyone ???
thanks in advance rob