incubation questions

[geckofreak23]

if u incubate an egg at 82 for 3 weeks then move it up to 89-90 will the color on the leo change??

 

[acpart]

I believe that Ron Tremper has indicated that this will lead to brighter coloring. I think some people on the forum do this but others (including me) don't do it because of the risk of abnormalities resulting from the temperature change. Hopefully people who have the experience will chime in here anecdotaly.

Aliza

 

[geckofreak23]

ok thanks but would u recomend trying it ?

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Ron Tremper's color FAQ: http://www.leopardgecko.com/color-faq

 

[TokayKeeper]

ok thanks but would u recomend trying it ?

totally up to you at that point of the decision. Many experienced breeders have had a fair amount of deformities hatch as a result of the temp change idea and have thus not kept with it. In theory you can GRADUALLY lower or raise the temp to your desired set point and it shouldn't be detrimental. I've done such this year to get males out first and then I lowered my thermostat 0.2° each day until I got down to 83°F, I started at 88°F.

 

[Wild West Reptile]

Ron Tremper's color FAQ: http://www.leopardgecko.com/color-faq

This article only adresses albino eggs. Is it the same say with a shtct egg or any other egg that's a non albino? I guess what I'm asking is....will the colors be brighter if u raise from 82 up to 88-90 for non albino eggs?

 

[OnlineGeckos]

This article only adresses albino eggs. Is it the same say with a shtct egg or any other egg that's a non albino? I guess what I'm asking is....will the colors be brighter if u raise from 82 up to 88-90 for non albino eggs?

He addressed it:

Question 5 : Can temperature influence non-albino leopards like the various designer colors?

Answer : Yes. Viets' paper proved that for high yellow banded leopards. I have found this to be true to some degree for the tangerine phases also.


Also more on another page: http://www.leopardgecko.com/effects-on-temperature

 

[Landen]

I did this two years ago and would not recommend it. I hatched out several awesome morphs with eyelid and tail kinks. pretty minor deformities but in the end it came back to me trying to "bend the rules" to my liking which just wasn't worth it. I had several breeders advise me not to, and I didn't listen... wish I would have but I had to learn the hard way. IF you choose to still do it, I would make sure you change the temp very gradually! Also I believe the determination of the sex takes more like 4-5 weeks as I still hatched some males that should have been females had this theory actually worked. If you incubate at 83-85 you will get great colors and 70/30 to 50/50 ratio of females to males. Sometimes tweaking nature isn't the best option. Just my two sense though....

 

[Wild West Reptile]

He addressed it:

Question 5 : Can temperature influence non-albino leopards like the various designer colors?

Answer : Yes. Viets' paper proved that for high yellow banded leopards. I have found this to be true to some degree for the tangerine phases also.


Also more on another page: http://www.leopardgecko.com/effects-on-temperature

My eyes are old, I apologize! Sounds like too much risk for my liking.

 

[DoubleAGeckos]

Also in that section Ron says you can move them so he is saying move from female to male incubator is just moving them to sudden of a temp change?

 

[Wild West Reptile]

Also in that section Ron says you can move them so he is saying move from female to male incubator is just moving them to sudden of a temp change?

From what I understand you can do it that way. Some very large breeders do it that way because there is no other way to realistically do it. If you gradually raised the temp, say like .5-1 degree a day, you would need at least 6 - 10 incubators set at different temps holding many different eggs and it would turn into a nightmare remembering which you put in and when....you get the idea. I know for a fact that some medium to large breeders who do this method go straight from the lower to the higher and they have very little to no problem with it.

BUT........

.....I have also talked to several breeders who have tried it and they lost many, many eggs and had quite a few deformities. They believe it could come down to where you actually live (east/west coast...midwest...elevation...humidity) that could contribute to whether or not you succeed. None of this is from my experience, as I have never done it, but I have talked about this with quite a few breeders I buy from because I like to know whether or not I'm getting a temp raised animal. Hope this helps. :main_huh: