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question on hot females

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I have a clutch of eggs that have been incubated at 80 degrees for 20 days. I moved them to a new incubator to incubate them at 89 degrees to get more vibrant colors. My question is will this cause the females to be aggressive(hot) or is that dependant on the temperatures during the first 20 days; the period that determines the sex of the babies.

Thanks!

Terry
 
Not necessarily, but I had really bad luck when I used the same incubation method on a test group of about 100 eggs last year. I had a lot of eggs go bad, dead in egg, deformities. And also many of the ones that did hatch and were healthy ended up being males! Just my experiences, but I would recommend that if you want brighter, more vibrant stock, purchase bright, vibrant breeders and incubate normally. Here are some pics of some of my females that were incubated at 80 degrees.

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You get bright colors at low temps too!
 
Selective Breeding is the Key!

I would have to agree with Kelli on this. I also tried the higher temp "theory" and had many eggs not hatch and some deformities. This has pretty much been the findings with the higher temp method. I would recommend NOT TO DO THAT and just keep selectively breeding your animals to achieve the results your after. Shoot even lower priced animals from Quality stock can throw some outstanding animals. No need to endanger our little babies by high temps! Take care.
 
Thanks. The one clutch is back at 80 degrees. I hope I did not harm them with the temperature change.

Lovely colored animals Kelli!!!!


Regards,

Terry
 
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