Cookin’ Time

[Halley]

Okay I have hatched out a few gecko that where TS male (88 degrees). They seem to have taken 41-44 days to hatch.

My question is what are the average times for female (83) eggs to hatch?

 

[PaulSage]

I've only incubated a relatively small number of eggs at 83* but I don't recall specifically how long it took. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say about 55 days.

As an aside, the reason I only incubated a few at 83* was that I got a lot more males at that temperature than I wanted. At 80* however, I've never hatched a single male with the exception of a mack snow and two Enigmas (which for some reason unknown to me don't seem to follow the TSD "rules" as closely as other morphs).

 

[boutiquegecko]

Males for me at 88=41-45 day est, I had a few hatch earlier this year though
females at 83/84 (I did last year) hatched about 55-60 days, but I didn't like the male/female ratio or playing the guessing game on who was male/female
females this year at 80/81=60-70days so far
You just have to wait. If in doubt, leave the egg until it starts to get all crummy and moldy etc.

 

[brad.a.c]

Good luck with 'em!

 

[daniellebluetoo]

I've incubated for females this yr

@ 80-82 degrees, and it's taken 120 days/12 weeks, give or take a few days....

 

[Halley]

Do you all think it would be best to move the thermostat down to 80, or 81 instead of 83? That way I should get more females?

Thanks for the help.

 

[fallen_angel]

I would move it down to 81 to ensure females..

here's our temps. and incubation time that we have noted this year:
88-90 degrees took 35-38 days
85-86 degrees took about 40 days
83-84 degrees took about 45 days

 

[RAZERWIREREPTILES]

Well I am incubating all mine this season at 79-80*f and they all have seemed to take 2 months almost to the date with a total of 6 hatches as of today with a few more to go hope it helps

 

[Kristi23]

I think I'm going to have to turn mine down, too. So far, it looks like I'm getting all males at 84/85. But I have some in there right now, so I have to wait to turn it down lower.

 

[fallen_angel]

Kristi - we have mostly males this season as well, but the mack snows don't follow the normal incubation rules. Many breeders have found that even when incubating for females, mack snows still hatch predominantly male.

 

[Awelliver7]

I've been told 60 days. I'm incubating right now at 83 and its been over 50 days so far. good luck!

 

[Kristi23]

I'm incubating around 83 this season. My one egg hatched early at 45 days. The average is 48-50 days for me at that temp.

 

[acpart]

I'm incubating at 81/82 and hatches have been at about 54 days. Last season I incubated more like 80 and hatches were running 56-65 days. I have not yet gotten any mack snow males at these temps.

Aliza

 

[Awelliver7]

I incubated at 83 and one of my eggs is hatching right now!!!! Today was 60 days!!!!!!!

 

[turbogex]

What is it, what is it?!!!!

 

[Awelliver7]

She a cute little normal pos. het. albino! No spectacular morph but she's still beautiful!! Her sister never made it out of the egg. she looked like a jungle.

 

[Awelliver7]

what do you guys think? The one that didn't make it is that a jungle?
http://geckoforums.net/picture.php?albumid=193&pictureid=1786

Baby that hatched. Normal
http://www.geckoforums.net/picture.php?albumid=193&pictureid=1787