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[alan]

The temperature in my incubator droped from 82 to 77 during the power outage. Will this have any effects on the eggs? My guess is that they'll be fine, but I just want to make sure.

[Bartman]

i had 6 painted turtle eggs and i accidentaly unplugged the water heater for about a day and still they hatched..well only one hatched but only because i have never tried to breed anything before in my life and forsure did something wrong :) but i dont think it will affect it..key word is think :D get a second opinion before you get your hopes up

[Jeff_Favelle]

*sigh*

Depends on the species in which laid those eggs.

[V.hb]

It would also depend on how long the eggs have been cooking... my incubators dropped a few degrees, but I quickly raised the temps back up. Iam not worried.. Good luck to you.

[alan]

It was Giant Day Gecko eggs and they should do fine in 77 and they were in the incubator for 46 and 18 days. Usually their eggs hatch in 60-90 days. The incubator was set in a constant 82 degrees.

[Bartman]

oh so that drop is almost nothing i dont think you have anything to worry about

[alan]

ok...thanx :D

[alan]

no worries, the first one just hatched..woohoo! :D
It's now in a 2.5G clitter box and I planned to give it natural sunlight for UVB until it's big enough to go into a 5G tank

[eyespy]

If it were a spike I'd worry some but for the temp to drop 5 degrees just seems like a tiny little hiccup to me.

[alan]

Well, this is my first time breeding so I have no clue at all. I wasn't too worry but just wanna make sure. Thanks anyways. :D

[V.hb]

Congrats on the hatch alan! Nothing to worry about afterall, huh?

[alan]

Thanx, got the second one hatched out around 12 hours after the first one did. They are so adorable, I'll post some pictures in the Lizard section soon :D