Thanks Stacy, I've been incubating at 82-84, so maybe a temp change will help.
Neil
>In a message dated 9/27/01 3:43:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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><< I've had even worse luck with Geckonia, lots of nice looking
> eggs, but no hatchlings : (
> >>
>
>Neil,
>
>Nothing scientific, but I have noticed that the Helmeted Gecko eggs seem more
>prone to hatch when the temperature reaches 85F to 85.3F----possibly the
>slight increase in temperature triggers the hatching. I have had eggs at
>different stages of incubation (55 days through 70 days) that will all hatch
>at the same time when there is a slight spike in the temperatures. You can
>see different clutches of eggs in the attached picture showing an empty egg
>(already hatched), two geckos emerging, and the egg at the top/left is
>already pipped (cracked). I would suggest that you might want to increase
>your incubation temperatures.�
>
>(On a side note, I maintain humidity in the hovabator by keeping water in the
>tracks. When there is not enough humidity, the eggs won't hatch or the
>hatchlings sometimes have attached yolks.)
>
>Let us know if this helps!
>
>Stacy
>
>Attachment converted: Neil's HD:Eggs2.jpg (JPEG/ogle) (00053736)
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