irrgent! First eggs ever! How can i STORE THE EGGS UNTIL I GET MY INCUBATOR!

mikeyweir · 02-22-05, 04:37 PM

My first leo that I ever got has layed the first eggs that i have ever seen! Im so excited!!!! My Dad has the incubator, it may be a day or to until I can get it, how can I store the eggs?
mikeyweir

Stockwell · 02-22-05, 04:55 PM

Congrats!
It shouldn't be too hard... The biggest thing with parchment shell eggs(like Leos) is they need moisture or they will dry out and die.
The egg will start to dimple in if it gets too dry.
You'll need a little food saver with a lid. If you don't have one just go to the supermarket and get one of those see through deli containers.
If you have vermiculite or sphagnum moss, simply moisten it by adding water and squeezing it so that it is moist, forms a "snow ball" but doesnt drip... Then put that moistened substrate in your container.. make sure its around room temp.. not too cold or too hot. make a hollow with your finger and put the egg in the hollow. Put the lid on and simply leave it in the aquarium.. As long as the egg is kept between 75 and 90F you'll be fine.

Don't have it too wet or too hot. If the egg is good it should be a nice white color and in a few days you should see some red blood vessels in it, if you shine a small flashlight next to it...
Happy hatching!

TLH_Wär§cöötmän · 02-22-05, 05:55 PM

yea if you put it back in a shady section of your tank like Stockwell said it should be OK, make sure to get the incubators temps all set BEFORE putting eggs in. You do not want to cook them or let them get too cold.

nimrodfiftyfour · 02-22-05, 06:50 PM

You can make one in about 15 minutes. Get a styrofoam cooler, fill the bottom with water, get a submersible aquarium heater and a thermometer, and float a deli cup with the substrate in the water. That simple.

mikeyweir · 02-23-05, 07:45 AM

Thanks for the help guys, and girls.
luckly, my dad brought me up the incubator last night and the eggs are safely incubating at 81-82 degrees farenheit. I have herd that these eggs will probably be duds anyway. My next clutch is due anyday now from my normal female, hopefully tonight!
It was exactly 2 weeks from fertizilation to deposition, 14 days!
thanks,
mikeyweir