Great way to end the year

Manitoban Herps · 01-01-05, 12:23 AM

I kept telling my dad for the past few days that my high yellow leopard is gravid, but he wouldn't beleive me. Well I went to spray my herps at 11:30 PM and found 2 BIG bright white eggs in the cage. It's funny how I provided 2 dishes of vermiculite for her to lay here eggs in, but instead she digs out all of the vermiculite and places it infront of the waterdish and thats where I find the eggs.

I haven't decided wether to let them incubate in a deli cup in the room, or to actually put them in the incubator, I am thinking the incubator

Great way to end the year though

Bartman · 01-01-05, 12:37 AM

Thats great to here!!

Hope they hatch out for you.

Tim and Julie B · 01-01-05, 02:54 AM

Very cool! Put them in the incubator and good luck. Let us know when they hatch

Julie

DragnDrop · 01-01-05, 08:29 AM

Congrats

Unless your room is over 80 F/27 C the eggs won't survive in the room. You're bettter off putting them in the incubator.

Manitoban Herps · 01-01-05, 10:58 AM

I am getting the incubator set-up today, I have these eggs incubating under a heat lamp at 87 F.

Is it okay if the eggs sucked in a little (understand what I am saying?)

Tim_Cranwill · 01-01-05, 12:02 PM

To be like that this early, they must be too dry. How do you have them set up in the egg container?

Congrats, by the way!

Manitoban Herps · 01-01-05, 01:39 PM

I have them in a deli cup with moist vermiculite, I squeaked it so it could stay in a ball, but that no water would come out.

Tim and Julie B · 01-01-05, 01:54 PM

If you place them under a heat source (the lamp) they will most likely dry up. There should be condensation inside the deli cup to keep it humid, but the heat lamp will dry that all up and the eggs will shrink and dent. Try to add a few drops of water to the edge of the deli cup and make sure none drops directly onto the eggs or they will mold. Then place the deli cup to the side of your lamp so that there is no direct heat over it. Get that incubator going asap. You will likely have some problems keeping it the right temp. It usually takes a few days to adjust it to where it remains a constant temperature, but it will be far better than an overhead heat source. Good luck.

Julie