Eggs keep dying

[janusrenalds]

I am having problems with my eggs, I am losing a lot of eggs, about 70%. Some of this I think is because I was on vacation and some of the eggs might have gotten in the sun inside the incubator. But I am also having problems with mold. I am using Perlite to have the eggs in.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Kalyn876]

I've heard of people having success using vermiculite, other than that I'm not really sure what to suggest.

 

[GeckoGarden]

Ive never had issue with perlite,

whats your incubation set up like?

Temps?

Humidity?

 

[janusrenalds]

I can't use vermiculite because there was a state wide recall due to asbestos. The temp stays at about 84 degrees. I am not sure about humidity because I don't have a gauge to measure that yet. I am using a hooverbator and the eggs are inside tupperwares with pearlite.

 

[GeckoGarden]

Get a digital thermometer that measures temp and humidity.


Id recommend this one, its the one I use, and I have yet to have an issue with it



http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753956&lmdn=Reptile

 

[Brittany94547]

What kind of incubator do you have. make sure the temp dosnt drop.

 

[Brittany94547]

Make sure the female eates enough calcium because what ever the mom eates goes to the babies and calcium will help the eggs alot

 

[WestCoastDragons]

Perilite will work, personally I won’t use it. Unless you are having extremely dramatic temperature drops/spikes and they have at least a semi moist environment and putting aside genetic/illness issues with the breeders, they may just simply be infertile. If they mold they are dead. How did your eggs get in the sun in the incubator?

 

[janusrenalds]

I was on vacation for a month and my dad was watching the lizards and incubator. The incubator get moved slightly and ended up in the sun for about two hours a day while I was gone.