Thanks Mike... and congratulations on your hatchlings! Dana
On Apr 21, 2005, at 3:13 PM, Mike Martin wrote:
im pretty new to breeding cresties as well, i just hatched MY OWN first
lcutch a couple weeks ago, makes my 2nd hatched clutch overall (first was
for a friend). i dont know exactly which herps are sensitive to egg
rotation, but i would suggest not doing it on your cresties. simply mark
the top of the egg with a non-toxic marker, and they should be fine. im
sure theres plenty of people on the list with cresteds as they are getting
more and more popular all the time, but what i do is get moistened
vermiculite, place it in one of those plastic gladware containers, poke
some holes in the top, and i actually completely bury the eggs under it.
so far ive only had 1 egg go bad, but it didnt look too good to begin with
and i think part of the problem was that it was the female's first clutch.
the other egg is actually due out any day now. i also weigh my eggs
periodically, you'll notice they'll gain weight and grow pretty
considerably over the time that you incubate them. keep them cool, i
personally dont like the idea of raising temperatures to try to get them
to hatch out faster because if you take care of them right, they'll all
hatch sooner or later. so i would recommend keeping them cool, just as
you should with your geckos. so far, mine have averaged about 70-75 days
to make it out, but they sure look good when they finally make it!
good luck!
mike
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