Leopard eggs are leathery and absorb more water than hard-shelled eggs, just to make sure everyone is on the same page here. When humidity is too low the eggs will cave in.
Julie B.
SandyD wrote:
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
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