Help! My eastern racer eggs are caving after th 3rd day...

[jbbell02]

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Please help me!

[Albert Clark]

I would think this is a humidity issue but I'm looking at the condensation on the side of the tub and my mind says hat looks ok. So, what are the temps and humidity levels at? Maybe that perlite should be mixed with vermiculite or ecoearth? Try putting the clutch on a light diffuser as well. Good luck.

[Minkness]

Deff a humidity thing!

Hopefully you can save them. I have had excellent success with eco earth as a substrate. I also suggest a uth instead of a heat lamp, because that helps keep the humidity in the air and not just on the surface.

Good luck!

[toddnbecka]

I'd float the tub in a larger tub of water with an aquarium heater to maintain the correct temp. Heat from below is much better, the condensation on the lid is from the lamp's heat. Ventilation is also necessary, otherwise CO2 can build up in a layer over the eggs and suffocate them.

[jbbell02]

I think I lost them. Please tell me if there is still any chance of saving them. I added a picture of their mom.
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[Albert Clark]

Originally Posted by toddnbecka

I'd float the tub in a larger tub of water with an aquarium heater to maintain the correct temp. Heat from below is much better, the condensation on the lid is from the lamp's heat. Ventilation is also necessary, otherwise CO2 can build up in a layer over the eggs and suffocate them.

Do you think" press and seal " over the tub would help? Also, the ventilation should be good if the top was vented on a weekly basis, no? Don't you think the eggs would fair better being elevated off the surface of the substrate by a diffuser? That way the heat coming from the bottom would be more efficient. Even heat tape or a heat mat on a thermostat could work? Right now the eggs look severely compromised. Any attempts to correct this should be immediate.