egg help needed

[jynx stephens]

what is the right way to have the eggs in the vermeculite? like do i just set them on top? do i bury them completely? or should i bury them a little and have the vemec very lightly covering them? haveing slight humidity issues with my 4 eggs not sure how to fix it or if im doing it totaly right plz help

 

[Josh]

Can anyone with a lot of breeding/egg experience weigh in on jynx's question? I'm not positive on dragon eggs - the eggs I've incubated I just let sit on the substrate... I would definitely address the humidity issue though!

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

I just make a small indentation and set the egg in it. Keep it simple.

 

[Jp]

Did u get your humidity level corrected yet? What kind of incubator are you using?

 

[Jp]

Wet sponges, wash rags & paper towels will raise humidity.

 

[jynx stephens]

ok i have i humdity meter in there and it reads 70% all the time. but the egg thats was sitting just on the top dryed out to a rock within a couple weeks. she laid more and i have 1 maybe 2 eggsout of the 4 that i have lightly covered with the vermeculite mix and it is looking great. it is on day 13 as of today for the fisrt good looking egg and day 10 for the other good looking one and no color changes and it is still semi soft like it is supposed to be. the others i cant say the same for as of yet

 

[jynx stephens]

and to answer jp im useing
Exo-Terra Reptile Incubator Unit, PT2499

 

[Jp]

If the humidity is staying at 70, that's a good thing. What do you have the temp set at?

 

[jynx stephens]

83 degrees

 

[Brett]

dbl check your temp on you incubator i have the same one and it is 11 degrees off.

 

[jynx stephens]

i have been checking it theses past couple days and it ranges from 80-86 degrees then the fan or the heater will kick on and get it back between 82-84 range. so far egg number one is doing really good. it has even grown a little bit

if it is off like Brett's inc there any way to reset it so it is correct? just curious

 

[Brett]

No there isn't i called the manufacturer and they told me to ship it to them and they would fix it but kinda hard to do when its full of eggs. So now that i know haw far off it is i just adjust accordingly

 

[jynx stephens]

im going to put in a little digital thermometer in there with the eggs this weekend while im home and triple check it.

 

[PôřkÇhöp]

Is the humidity gauge laying flat on a shelf or is it vertical on the side of the 'bator? And, did you soak the vermiculite in hot water and then drain or is it dry??

 

[jynx stephens]

i ahve the humidity gauge vertical sitting against the back in the container near the eggs and yes i did soak and drain the vermeculite with hot water. i put a ne temp gauge in the incubator lastnight and i had it set for 83 but the ttemp gauge i put in was reading 76 so i ajusted the incubator and now the temp gauge inside reads 83.2 in the incubator.

 

[PôřkÇhöp]

Ok great, was just going through a list of probable causes. Process of elimination How have they been lately?

 

[Steph09]

My dragon laid 16 eggs last nite we have put them in a incubator bt the eggs have dipped is this normal?

 

[PôřkÇhöp]

I'm just a "Public School" Boy so define dipped for me please...

 

[Steph09]

They have gone a bit saggy on the top iv checked temp n humidity n they seem fine

 

[PôřkÇhöp]

I have never experienced that... -Shrugs- maybe they are slugs??