Still having incubation troubles....

[roaches42993]

Hey guys,

all of my eggs seem dented and dehidrated . I am usings albey's method except I am continuing to mist it so that the weight always stays the same as the origanal . all of the 6-7 eggs I have had this season have eaither shriviled up or gotten moldy . what am I doing wrong ?

thanks alot,

Kenny

 

[Griesi]

Some possibilities:

- eggs not fertile
- female that laid the egss hadn`t had enough minerals and vitamins
- wrong handling of the eggs
- substrate too wet
- substrate too dry
- incubation temperature too high
- incubation temperature too low
- egg infection (happens with Phoridae flys every now and then)
- the mysterious egg-dying phenomenon of 2008 (probably related to a mealworm based diet)

:main_robin: do a process of elimination. What might be a reason in youre case- and what might be not.

Keep fingers crossed for the next eggs

 

[Sidork]

what you should do is put a damp paper towel on intill they get plump!\

 

[roaches42993]

- the mysterious egg-dying phenomenon of 2008 (probably related to a mealworm based diet)

could I get some more info on this ?

 

[GeckoGathering]

EGG PROBLEMS

Hey guys,

all of my eggs seem dented and dehidrated . I am usings albey's method except I am continuing to mist it so that the weight always stays the same as the origanal . all of the 6-7 eggs I have had this season have eaither shriviled up or gotten moldy . what am I doing wrong ?

thanks alot,

Kenny

First, the eggs could be non fertile............
But otherwise in my opinion when you mist the Albey method you change the reason for a .8 X Perlite = water. The way I see it is this..........
Perlite is not meant to be misted down more since it should remain looking dry. Perlite is a drainage material (per Hoffman Co., makers of both perlite and vermiculite). It allows the water to drain to the bottom of the contain. With no holes in the container lid this makes humidity on the egg good and stay the same throughout the hatch. Otherwise it's sort of like you are putting the egg in somewhat of a puddle. Most likely what you see in dents is not drying out, but too much moisture on the egg shell softening it and drawing from the egg.
Mildew and mold are usually a sign of wetness.
If you put the right amount of water in to start it should stay the same as long as you have no holes in the lid or in the container.
Excluding what escapes from popping the lid on average of about once a week...........take care. HJ