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king nick
03-09-05, 06:34 PM
Im so fustrated............

last year i did fine tell the end of the season.

What am i doing Wong??????????

1st the eggs got moldy so i lowered the humidity and fixed that.

2ed the eggs caved in so i raised the humidity.......dident work

This is my set up:
- a "real" incubator (not home made)
- temp = 83f
- substrait = vermiculite
- a container full of water for humidity

the eggs have been layed in moist vermiculite , when i found them they were perfectly round (oval ), white and hard.

Its just killin me!!! im wasting this years breeding season, it worked last year (Im using a diff male this year)

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NICK
king nick
03-09-05, 08:09 PM
Come on people my next clutch is due anytime.........please HELP!!
HeRpZ03
03-09-05, 08:24 PM
well you did mention your using a different male this year, that could be the problem
peterm15
03-09-05, 08:31 PM
maybe the eggs arent fertile
king nick
03-09-05, 08:42 PM
but arnt infertil eggs yellow?
king nick
03-09-05, 08:44 PM
also i have witnessed the male breeding with a femail before, i guesss that doesent meen the eegs will defenitly be fertile tho. right?

nick
peterm15
03-09-05, 08:50 PM
ya breeding doesnt mean anything.. ive never bread anything so i can be of much help.. sorry
HeRpZ03
03-09-05, 09:41 PM
You can never really be certain that all the eggs are fertile if you witness copulation. The health of both snakes is a big factor and for a lack of better terms, your male could be "shooting blanks".
TLH_Wär§cöötmän
03-10-05, 03:56 PM
I think you may need to double check your humidity again, also the male may be the problem. Does you incubator have a fan? Because even with proper temp/humidity the fan will dry out the eggs. Also is there enough air flow? I know my incubator has several holes in the bottom (4 I think) and a few holes in the plexyglass lid (2 I believe. If they are not all open, you may not have enough fresh air.
beanersmysav
03-13-05, 08:22 PM
Ya drying outs a big issue you have to check moisture constantly. I was sick for 2 weeks and I had 6 eggs due. Well I left the top off the container the last time I was in there and forgot about that. So when I finally got well and remembered to check the eggs I lost 3 clutches :-/
xiola
03-22-05, 04:34 PM
Are your females getting enough calcium?