How do you determine if the humidity is too low? Will the egg shell become too tough?
Thanks, Sandy On 5 Apr 2004 Julie Bergman (Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Hi Stacy, > > With gecko eggs the trick is to err on the dry side, you can always > moisten them back up if you catch them in time. They are really > forgiving that way, you CANNOT, however, take out too much humidity > once you put it in. With vermiculite set-up is pretty simple, take a > handful, dip it in water, let it absorb, then squeeze it out until it > just stops dripping. Pat it down gently in the incubation container. > After that you will need to fine tune your set-up by a process of > trial and error to find out what works best. Once you find out what > works then make a record of the humidity in the incubator and weight > of the eggs and vermiculite in the container. You will have to adjust > for a container full of eggs vs. one with only a clutch in it. I > usually set up a container by weight before putting eggs in it first. > > Good luck! > > Julie B. > > Stacy Foster wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I'm having some trouble with gecko eggs rotting on me during > >incubation. I'm used to snake eggs so I think maybe I'm keeping them > >too wet. I've read several opinions on how to keep the Vermiculite > >but would prefer just learning an exact humidity some of you suggest > >so I can get myself a gauge and not worry about it. > > > >Therefore...would some of you please recommend a humidity range you > >recommend for leopard gecko eggs? > > > >Thank you for the help as always. > > > >--Stacy > > > >________________________________________________________________ The > >best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the > >Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com > >to sign up today! _______________________________________________ > >Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds > >http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
