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#1800509
OOoKirstyoOo
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 Can anyone help?
Hi this is my first time breeding my beardy. Shes fine and lay 15 eggs this afternoon. The problem is that i Ive took them out, put them in a tub with damp vermiculite, humidity seems fine and the temp in the incubator is at 85. She lay them approx 4 hours ago but a few of them seem to be collapsing already. i was extremely care full when i took them out the lay box as i know rotating or moving them can drowned them. Have i done anything wrong? Thanks Kirsty
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07/18/08 12:22pm
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#1800535
Vicki1972
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Message To: OOoKirstyoOo In reference to Message Id: 1800509
Can anyone help?
hi i had my first clutch off eggs too last sat she layed 28 eggs ,only 5 have hatched others collapsted i did same as u removed them from viv and incubated them i think u may not have know it but did turn them as i really think i did same i dont know but the eggs are soft its hard getting them from viv to incubater i put sand in viv so she can dig which she did but layed them over other side under some rocks so i found it really hard to transfere them hopefully others will be ok for you good luck
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07/18/08 12:57pm
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#1800565
Rudds
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Message To: OOoKirstyoOo In reference to Message Id: 1800509
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A lot of times first clutches are infertile, you well know if they are within a day they well turn yellowish brown so best bet is to freeze them if they turn that color. Fertile eggs well stay white, what is your humidity and temp at????
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07/18/08 01:27pm
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#1800866
OOoKirstyoOo
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Message To: Rudds In reference to Message Id: 1800565
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hey the temp is at 85 and the the humidity is about 75%.
so if they are unfertile i should just stick them in the freezer then do what with them ? (prob sounds like a silly question i know) Kirsty
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07/18/08 06:04pm
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#1803949
Bama Beardies
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Message To: OOoKirstyoOo In reference to Message Id: 1800866
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freezer then the trash can.
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07/21/08 12:18pm
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#1805683
BeardiePal
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Message To: Bama Beardies In reference to Message Id: 1803949
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I have to say this...do not give up on them too soon...I don’t care about any humidity reading on some probe...I want you to look at the condensation line on your clear containers that house the eggs...before you assume they are duds...if the humidity is ok...there will be a condensation line along the level of your vermiculite...I suspect that there is no condensation line and the substrate is too dry... the rule is this...if the condensation is above this line there is too much humidity...then you take the lids off and place them on your containers crooked and don’t seal them down...I would add some more water around your eggs with a syringe or eye dropper... I use a syringe of course with no needle...I do not agree that your female’s first clutch is infertile...there is no proof in that...add more water...not directly on the eggs but around them and see what happens... I hope you have a very good hatch rate...let us know how more we can help....Beth
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07/22/08 10:03pm
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#1805696
Bama Beardies
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Message To: BeardiePal In reference to Message Id: 1805683
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Again misinformation. Misting the eggs directly if perfectly ok, despite what you are being told. The shell of a dragons eggs is water and gas permeable. Simply put they do absorb water directly through the shell, as well as the exchange of gas from inside to outside the egg. Im not sure how this became so confusing but enough is enough. The ONLY way misting your eggs could hurt them is if they are soaked and sitting in water, instead of a gentile mist, where the eggs would be dry again in 1 to 2 hours
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07/22/08 10:22pm
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#1806790
BeardiePal
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Message To: Bama Beardies In reference to Message Id: 1805696
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Bama Beardies-all I am saying is that adding water around the eggs is also ok...I am not misleading people...I think there are more than one way to "skin a cat" so to speak. I never denounced your practice. I never will...Take good care Beth
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07/23/08 10:14pm
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#1807486
Bama Beardies
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Message To: BeardiePal In reference to Message Id: 1806790
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It wasn’t you i was referring to. More the source of information leading everyone to believe that misting eggs directly will harm/ kill them. If my own 6000+ eggs hatched are not proof enough, feel free to ask several people who asked for my help and direct misting has actually saved their eggs. Im not saying that adding water around the eggs is bad, but it can lead to the bottom of the eggs staying wet and molding. and misting the egg itself has the added befit of allowing the egg to absorb all the water it needs and still dry in a reasonable amount of time, preventing the blockage of the gas exchange.
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07/24/08 04:11pm
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#1807624
BeardiePal
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Message To: Bama Beardies In reference to Message Id: 1807486
Can anyone help?
Thanks Jay...I greatly appreciate your reply...Take good care B
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07/24/08 07:41pm
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