My ghetto incubator(home made for free)

I understand Thats why I never said it IS wet, just was saying it looked that way in case you were not aware.

Mold can come from too much water/humidity, or from a bad egg.

That could be from the substrate though, I hope they are fertile for ya`.

Gotta run

Originally Posted by groovygeckos

I understand Thats why I never said it IS wet, just was saying it looked that way in case you were not aware.

Mold can come from too much water/humidity, or from a bad egg.

That could be from the substrate though, I hope they are fertile for ya`.

Gotta run

Thanks a bunch. I would give you Karma but I am not able to give anymore for 24 hours. I will try and get a scale here tonight

Jake, I use the Eco Earth as a substrate for my lay boxes, and yes sometimes it will stain the egg shell.

Does it look too wet to you too?

The first pic seems a bit too wet. Just for cautionary purposes I would change it out. Too much water will promote mold growth and destroy the eggs. Better to be safe than sorry, right?

Good luck,

Will I be ok to take the medium out, ring it out again and then replace it or should I set up another box first for the eggs? Will the amount of water in the beding affect the temps its at?

What it means is that that say you measure the weight of your DRY medium, and it's 'X', then you should add 0.5*X weight in water to the medium, this will be the right amount of humidity.

For example:
25grams dry medium + 12.5 grams water
50grams dry medium + 25 grams water...etc.

I use cocofibre for the lay box medium, but then move the eggs onto perlite for incubation.

It's not too late to switch them over, the sooner the better though.

No matter what, you should incubate the eggs, even though they may not be fertile, what's the harm in incubating them? It's not hard to do, so you might as well. You might be surprised. I have females that have laid fertile clutches their first time around.

Cheers,

I would set up another box of medium. I know it may sound over percautious but if mold spores were growing in the wet medium already, then they will continue to grow even after being dried out some.

Start over fresh and see what happens. You might just be surprised.

Ok, I will do it. So it should be damp but not dry. I will ring it out really good

I squeeze mine dry until the dripping almost stops. Then after everything is set up and if I find it's a little too dry I add water.

Adding water is fast and simple, removing it's a pain in the butt.