..Am I doing something wrong?

[Khrysty]

So this last clutch that hatched, I've come to the conclusion that both eggs hatched too soon, as both hatchlings didn't even make it 24 hours. Didn't even make it 6 hours. One freak accident, I could understand, but two?

The first one had only enough strength to get out of the egg. The second was lively enough for the first few hours and quickly went downhill from there. Both weighed under 3 grams. Both never absorbed their yolk sacs. Both from the same clutch, so same parents. Incubated at 83-85 using Albey's method with perlite. The second egg I did up the temps during the last week from 85 to 90. Could I be doing anything that induces premature hatching, or were these guys just accidents? I just don't want any repeats, you know? The next clutch isn't due to hatch until the middle of next month so I have time to change anything if need be. I just don't want to go through this again. It's one thing for an egg to never hatch, but to see the hatchling...and then to see it die...it's heartbreaking

 

[OhMyGecko]

not that im experienced or anything, but what came to mind is, are those temps your saying what you have your incubator set at or is that the temps inside your egg holder? if you have your incubator set at 83-85, the temp inside the egg container could be much lower?

 

[Khrysty]

not that im experienced or anything, but what came to mind is, are those temps your saying what you have your incubator set at or is that the temps inside your egg holder? if you have your incubator set at 83-85, the temp inside the egg container could be much lower?

I have the thermometer in one of the containers sitting right next to the eggs.

 

[latshki]

it could be anything, you temps could have dipped down for a day without notice, eggs were just bad or maybe one of the parents has an incompatible gene...... who knows

 

[Khrysty]

it could be anything, you temps could have dipped down for a day without notice, eggs were just bad or maybe one of the parents has an incompatible gene...... who knows

Hm. Well I could understand all of those things as a cause for eggs that never hatched. I don't see them as being a cause for eggs to hatch prematurely, though, except for genetic incompatibility, I suppose. I'll wait and see if the next clutch from the same parents survives. If it doesn't, I won't breed these two together next season.