Question regarding raising temps to brighten colors...

[StatikStepz]

Ok, so as we all know, sex is determined during the 1st 3 weeks of egg incubation. You then can raise the temps to "male-biased" temps to brighten colors, or keep it at your "female-biased" temp. So here's my question... Say you have 2 incubators... 1 incubating for female temps, and 1 incubating for male temps. After 3 weeks, and you are done incubating for female, and you want to move the egg(s) over to the incubator with male temps to make sure you get really bright colors, will this sudden rise in temperature "shock" the egg and cause deformities to be a higher chance of happening? You know how people say "tail kink because of temperature fluctuation" (which i'm not entirely sure about the validity of this statement, but thats w/e)... well i think that if u have an egg that has been incubating at 82 degrees, and then move it to 90 degrees after 3 weeks, wouldn't this do the same thing? Or would raising the temp slowing by a couple degrees at a time be the best way to get up to the 90 degrees...?? Just a thought i had, and was wondering if anyone can shed any light on this. I have incubated both ways before, by raising the temp slowly and by raising it str8 up to 90, and not had any issues either way, but i was just curious. Thanks alot for alot help!

 

[robin]

i believe you have to gradually raise the temps so avoid any deformites

 

[StatikStepz]

Right, and i agree somewhat, but what about all the people that use 2 incubators... one running at female temps, and 1 at male temps... they take out the eggs from the female incubator after 3 weeks and just wove them to the male incubator...? And if you have a bunch of eggs, you'd only be able to slowly raise the temps once, unless u had like 100 incubators at your disposal... one for each set of eggs, lol.

 

[robin]

LOL a third incubator? LOL

 

[robin]

i will most likely be having three. female, male and 85 for afghanicus crosses and such

 

[StatikStepz]

if you (personally, not in general) are incubating for female, are you moving them then to the male temps after 3 weeks, or just keeping them at 82 (or whatever your temp setting for your females is)?

 

[robin]

females are 82 all the way

 

[StatikStepz]

You're not incubating those green tangs (kermit and the other ones u posted) that u have for female, are u...?!?! lol

 

[robin]

no, i got a male incubator too

 

[StatikStepz]

Ok, i was gonna say! It'd be a shame to incubate those colors at female temps str8 thru! You'd be downright crazy! I would have no other choice but to demand the surrender of those geckos to my possession, so they could be incubated for the brightest colors possible! lmao

 

[Kristi23]

I incubated everything at 83 last season and I had no problems getting bright colors.

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

It's very misleading, and quite risky to "temperature influence" the color on hatchlings. Are you going to disclose your incubation practices to your potential customers?

Personally, I like to depend on the color of the adults to produce nice offspring. It hasn't let me down yet, and seems a bit more predictable. :main_thumbsup:

 

[robin]

It's very misleading, and quite risky to "temperature influence" the color on hatchlings. Are you going to disclose your incubation practices to your potential customers?

Personally, I like to depend on the color of the adults to produce nice offspring. It hasn't let me down yet, and seems a bit more predictable. :main_thumbsup:

agreed. i incubate normal. this year i am going to set up an 85 degree incubator since agfans can't be temp sexed. i do not know about afghan crosses but they will end up in there too