Bloods

[bigdave]

When incubating blood python eggs what is a better incubator, Wet or Dry incubators?
And how large do they require to be?

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Ok, just to say: I have never incubated blood eggs or bred them before, but mine are breeding right now and I anticipate a clutch.

They must be incubated in a moist medium. If you are putting the eggs in a container, then inside your incubator, the container should be moist. Hovabator incubators are supposedly pretty good. We just picked up two today.....they are running fairly well so far.

Their size depends on the clutch size, and the size of the eggs....there clutches can be from 8-30 eggs.....averaging between 10-15 I think. HTH.

Chris

[bigdave]

Are Hovabator incubators good with keeping the high humidity levels?

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Like I said the eggs should be put into a container, then put the container into the hovabator. Keeping the eggs directly in the havabator and not in a container inside the hovabator would allow hatchlings the ability to burn themselves on the heat element or get chopped up by the fans. Vermiculite with I think a 1:1 ratio by weight with water is good for keeping high humidity. I cant remeber? But a container with a few holes in it(like 4 1/8" holes), should be good for humidity with the proper water to substrate ratio. Some people put eggcrate over the substrate, and place the eggs onto the egg crate aswell, to keep them off the moist surface. Hope this helps.

C.

[Borneoblood151]

Hey,
I use a method I employ when hatching Chondro egg's, by placing a small water container in the incubator too, to increase the humidity level in my incubator to 77-85%. So, you have one egg container, that houses the egg's, in a pure vermiculite x water mix, or a 50/50 mix of vermiculite and perlite and water added by weight. I don't actually weigh the vermiculite out or the perlite and water, but once the vermiculite and perlite are mixed (half and half), I add water gradually, until the mixer starts to clump up in my hand, but does not drip water from it. You don't want the mix to be wet, just damp. So, do not over wet your mixer as it is easy to kill off a perfectly good set of egg's by over wetting the mix.

Remember, just a good clumping mix in the hand is what you're looking for. Not too dry and not too wet. Good luck!
-Angel :medclown:

[bigdave]

Thanks a lot guys, but I think I'll make a homemade incubator instead, since Hovabators are too small for blood eggs except for maybe geckos!

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

We have bought some styro and will just be raising the sides of our hovabator by 3 inches or so.

C.