Egg Advice!

ReptileWorld

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Hoboken
hey guys, so i am packing for my trip to florida I leave tomorrow at 12noon. I am making my rounds in the tanks and feeding all of my animals and to my surprise I find 2 leopard gecko eggs in the nest box which is hardly filled with vermiculite. I had 2 females in the box at the time I was feeding and went to remove them from the lay box so that they could eat. When i removed them i found the 2 eggs which are still soft and wet. they are a very nice size but one of the eggs on one end of it looks a little empty on the one end. I was totally unprepared for this so I ran and got my incubator and plugged it in and its currently firing up. I know years ago I use to incubate them at 85F degrees for a mix of males and females. What type of humidity % do they need? I use to do 2 parts vermiculite 1 part water. i used 16oz cups with holes right at the soil level for air exchange across the soil to prevent mold.

On hand right now i only have Vermiculite and coco fiber soil and jungle bed. so any suggestions on what to incubate with to what ratio with water that would work well would be appreciated.

I am letting the eggs harden now i dont want to try and move them while they are so soft and I am going to work on a container to incubate them in. what a bad time for them to come. :(
 

Bongo

Back-woods Gecko
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281
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New Hampshire
I incubate my eggs using Albey's method (1 part perlite to .8 parts water) with great success. I have also used a 1 part vermiculite to .8 parts water ratio successfully. As long as you use the proper incubation medium to water ratio in a sealed container, you do not have to worry about humidity levels in the container.
 

ReptileWorld

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Hoboken
thanks. the only thing i had on hand before leaving for vacation was vermiculite. I mixed it one part soil 1 part water and it seemed ok. are the eggs supposed to be soft and wet?
 

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