Veiled eggs 65 degree temp drop

[jrh3]

will a nightly drop of 65F be ok for the eggs that are 4 months old.

 

[Syn]

What temps are they dropping from...?

 

[jrh3]

72F-78F, i have been using the closet method and now its getting cold here possibly down to 65F

 

[Syn]

Then you need an incubator.

 

[jrh3]

so what would be the min temps without any harm

 

[Syn]

I don't know off the top of my head, but a drop that big is not good. Get an incubator, there really isn't a way around it in the winter unless you have great central heating or live in a desert like I do.

 

[jrh3]

anyone else know the min?

 

[reptoman]

I've had panther eggs take that low of a drop but I moved them higher in the closet to avoid that happening all of the time. I was able to keep them between 78 and 68 through the winter without any problems. I ended up putting them in a drawer about 4 feet off the floor. The drawer is in a builtin wall unit on an interior wall so doesnt get as much flucuation. So far hatch rate has been fare. 6 of 9 in the first clutch (small clutch from eggs laid on the cage floor). Second clutch had 19 out of 23 with the 19th hatching out a month after the others. All of them are very healthy and seemed strong from right out of the egg.

 

[jfknigh2]

Are you talking about an actual drop of 65 degrees or a minimum temperature of 65 degrees?

 

[Olimpia]

It makes me nervous to think that these eggs are fluctuating around like that. It's only 10-15 degrees, but it's just risking some developmental issues, in my opinion. A small incubator is like $40 plus shipping, it's not a bad thing to invest in for the remaining months of incubation and for any other clutches you plan on having.