86 degrees for albino babies?

[lee19]

Hope it's okay to post a new thread, I've been browsing the forum but still wanted to clarify a couple things...

I'm thinking of incubating my girl's eggs at 86; just wondering how the colors for albino tend to turn out at that temp..? Isn't it 85 or lower that tends to give the darker colors? I realize I could go higher for better colors but I wanted a chance for females. Note, the daddy is an aptor and mom's a giant broken rev. stripe/jungle albino. Comments please?

Also, what's the expected time for incubation (how many days) at 86 degrees?

Thanks,

Lee19

 

[ReptileMan27]

84-85 is a mix of both sexes. Generally the warmer the temps, the lighter the color, lower darker, atleast thats what I have read. I always incubate 84-85, as far as the genetics thing,someone else can help you their, im not good with it lol. Good luck

 

[lee19]

Well, I was originally planning on incubating for female but have been leaning away from the so-called tremper method (low temp for female then high temp for color) since reading stuff on this forum. But, I'd rather not hatch out choc. colored babies. So I thought maybe going slightly towards the higher end for temp (like incubating at 86...someone said something about Kelli doing that..??) might decrease the chance of dark females...but at the same time would give me a possibility of hatching out girls. So is that the best way to go for chance of girls with brighter colors? Cause a lot seem to advise against tremper's way, but how else can one get those results?

Thanks for helping me learn the ropes on this stuff!

Lee19

 

[sbord_tom]

look at ron tremper site it will tell you everthing you need just click on the effects of temperature page and read

 

[justin-branam]

look at ron tremper site it will tell you everthing you need just click on the effects of temperature page and read

it is contreversial though. taking them from a low temp to a high temp, can cause defects if not done very slowly, but even then, it still has the potential of causing defects. i would say 85 or 86 would be a good temp for you. it will gie you a mix of males and females, and it is warm enough that it should give you some lighter colored babies.

i just think its better to pick a stable temp, and stick with that throughout the incubation period.

 

[robin]

takinhg the eggs from low to high will give you dead babies or deformities. not every single time but a lot more of the time. if i was you i would incubate them at one temp. if you have good colored albinos with bright colors even females should hatch out with vibrant colors

 

[eyelids]

You can get females at 86 degrees. I incubated several clutches last year at 86 hoping for an even ratio and that's what I got... I say go for it!

 

[lee19]

Excellent! Thanks for the responses! I'll probably go for 86. Dad has very pretty colors and mom stays consistently light so I think I have a good chance for nice babies. Can't wait for my first gecko hatchlings! Yay!

Lee19

 

[eyelids]

Good luck!