Help! Mold on eggs!

How do you get rid of mold on the eggs??

I use athlete's foot powder. I think the brand I have is Lotrimin? Use a little powder and it keeps it from growing/spreading.

Originally Posted by David Bellis

I use athlete's foot powder. I think the brand I have is Lotrimin? Use a little powder and it keeps it from growing/spreading.

Thanks so much! You just leave it on the eggs? It doesn't dry them out or anything?

you want to address why your getting mold on the eggs at the same time.

Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

you want to address why your getting mold on the eggs at the same time.

I had to use cypress mulch and sphagnum moss as the bedding until the vermiculite gets here. Overnight the moss on the sides and bottom of the eggs got wet and now 2 of them are just starting to get moldy.

I agree with David the lotrinum antifungal foot powder works great. Even the nastiest eggs have hatched! Good luck!

I have never heard of that great advice! thanks for sharing

Any update? Mold will also grow on eggs that are dying or dead. Hopefully that's not the case here.

Ball python eggs like a lot of humidity when they're cooking, but actually sitting in water of any sort or water dripping on them can quickly kill them.

May I suggest some substrateless incubation? It's easy to set up, and difficult to mess up.

Basically, set eggs on some sort of device that keeps them up off the substrate and out of the water. A lot of people use lighting grates, plastic "eggcrate". Plastic craft canvas, you know the kind with the holes for stitching, can also be used as long as whatever it is is stable and your eggs won't move around on it. Underneath can be nothing but water, or you can use some substrate. Vermiculite, perlite, aquarium gravel, marbles etc.

Originally Posted by Shadera

Any update? Mold will also grow on eggs that are dying or dead. Hopefully that's not the case here.

Ball python eggs like a lot of humidity when they're cooking, but actually sitting in water of any sort or water dripping on them can quickly kill them.

May I suggest some substrateless incubation? It's easy to set up, and difficult to mess up.

Basically, set eggs on some sort of device that keeps them up off the substrate and out of the water. A lot of people use lighting grates, plastic "eggcrate". Plastic craft canvas, you know the kind with the holes for stitching, can also be used as long as whatever it is is stable and your eggs won't move around on it. Underneath can be nothing but water, or you can use some substrate. Vermiculite, perlite, aquarium gravel, marbles etc.

Lost two eggs, not sure if one of the others will make it. Two eggs still have good strong veins so I'm still hopeful. I have them on vermiculite now and they are doing much better. I'm getting one of those light diffusers ASAP.

Well I lost all the eggs unfourtunatly . Hopefully next year I'll do better.