David... I've included a picture of my incubator setup. I don't bother putting water in the chambers in the bottom because my eggs are in deli cups which maintain a mini environment of their own. Remember... these incubators were designed for use with chicken eggs. Chicken eggs are kept open in the incubator so adding water to the bottom helps them. Also, the mesh keeps chicks from falling into the water, but it would not stop a hatchling P. klemmeri!!! I also keep a digital temp/humidity meter in the incubator. Once you've seen a few eggs, you will start being able to tell from the look. However, regardless of look I still put them in the incubator. I don't throw any egg out until it is fully bad and collapsed. If they are bad, they will deteriorate within a couple weeks. If good, they will start taking on a pinkish color a couple weeks after being laid as the embryo starts developing. At this stage, you should be able to see some vascularization if you candle them properly. At the later stages, the eggs become darker in coloration as the embryo fills the egg to capacity. You will be amazed at the size of hatchling that actually comes out of that egg! Now, just for fun, I've also included a picture of a P. klemmeri just emerging from the egg. BTW... P. klemmeri will hatch within 40 - 65 days. Good luck! David Macias wrote: > > Julie, Steven, and Doug, > > Thank you for your tips. I received my Hovabator yesterday morning and tested it >for 10 hours and > it maintained the temperature quite well. The Hovabator has a section on the bottom >to put water > for added humidity, so Doug, since you are using the same incubator, do you use the >wet sphagnum > instead of adding water or do you frown on using water in order to reduce possible >drowning of gecko > hatchling if it was to fall on it? The humidity with this added water has been a >constant 70% and I > don't know how to increase it without closing all the vent holes which I don't know >if I should do? > Because of what I've been told, keeping the eggs in the higher 80 degree range will >produce males, > is this correct? Lower 70's females, is this correct? Finally, is there a way to >tell if the eggs > are good, i.e. putting a light under the eggs etc..... what should I be looking for? > > Sincerely, > David Macias > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 9:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Gecko] humidity range for klemeri eggs > > > I use about 50-70% for P. klemmeri. > > > > Julie Bergman -- Doug Johnston www.ncal.verio.com/~scubadug
