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Calculating hatch dates
1) If you see the female bury the first egg in the clutch, simply add 42 days and that will be the approximate date (+ or - a day or two) when the hatchling should appear. Add 14 days to the date of the production of the first egg and then add 42 days for the second, etc. 2) If you have no idea when the first egg in the clutch was buried but suddenly see a hatchling scampering about, subtract 42 days and that will give you the approximate date that the egg was buried. Simply follow the calculations in the first case scenario for the remainder of the brood. These calculations apply to eggs left in the enclosure with the parents and take into account the temperatures in a normally maintained enclosure. Incubated eggs normally take 35 days at a constant 85 degrees and 70% humidity. Eggs left in the enclosure normally take a week longer. |
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| 09/07/09 03:28pm |
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Draconiz666 View Profile |
Message To: Atrax27407 In reference to Message Id: 2068891 Calculating hatch dates
this might sound daft, but i figure with all your experience you have a better chance of knowing... is there any connection with the temperature an egg is incubated and the gender of the offspring (like with most other reptiles)? if there is it might explain why they lay them in seemingly random places - most eggs are laid middle is in the tank, but occasionally there’ll be one directly on the heat mat - it’d also explain why when you buy anoles the likelihood of getting a male and a female at the same time from a shop is slim - the majority of anoles in pet shops seem to be female - either that or i got incredibly lucky not to end up with 2 males!! |
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| 09/08/09 03:27am |
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Message To: Draconiz666 In reference to Message Id: 2069146 Calculating hatch dates
I also wonder why you have a heat mat (AKA Undertank Heater)? I didn’t think the UK was that cold. Or, rather, that you kept the interior of your homes that cool? |
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| 09/08/09 09:00am |
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Draconiz666 View Profile |
Message To: Atrax27407 In reference to Message Id: 2069198 Calculating hatch dates
but my flat does get quite chilly over winter ~the joy of wooden floors and no central heating~ and the tank is pretty big and made of glass...and i go on the logic that heat rises...might be daft logic but it seems to keep them happy and humid. it only covers half the bottom of the tank and is under the tank itself so it probably doesnt give off that much heat!! They’ve got a really little heat mat on their back wall too which i put on in winter and occasionally during summer if its chilly out - i found it keeps them from fighting. (yes, i know they’ve got me under the thumb. they only have to look fidgety on a plant and i’ll go out and get one that is better suited for them. they’re spoilt rotten - probably emphasised by them all being named after ancient gods!!) |
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| 09/08/09 10:53am |
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Message To: Draconiz666 In reference to Message Id: 2069239 Calculating hatch dates
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| 09/08/09 01:26pm |
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Draconiz666 View Profile |
Message To: Atrax27407 In reference to Message Id: 2069314
I think I’ll stick to my overly complicated set up, cos sometime Horus falls out of her tree at night (hence why i put moss on hard things) and at least i know she’ll find somewhere warm to sleep... |
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| 09/08/09 02:26pm |
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Calculating hatch dates