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i got leopard gecko eggs wootness :D
I'm incubating at 82.4 degrees (females i might do male's next clutch but that's in the future I'm more focused on these eggies.)

mack snow female Athena X super hypo carrot tail hyper xanthic male Venom

Pictures to come soon.:D:thumbsup::D:D
 
the smallest egg is looking good its still a little dented but it is looking pretty good, the bigger one is dented in the side dont think it is fertile but i will keep incubating it until im dead sure it isnt going to hatch.
 
think the smaller egg is going to be a male, temps finally settled and its 88.4 degrees inside the incubator's egg chamber i made. still incubating though. cant wait to see the little one that hatches out. other egg is starting to inflate just a tiny bit but not much. i still have hope. still have a little while to go. this is now day 10 and everything looks good. the incubation time is what 45 days? i know that is a lot of time but its what i read. guess i shall do more reading. im good with hatchlings but until they hatch i have no idea what im really doing other then checking on them, making sure they are not cold or not hot. and making sure the humidity is just right (which it is).
 
That's a pretty big fluctuation to go from 82.4- 88.4 in 9 days...if the temps keep fluctuating like that, you are running the risk of deformities and possibly death. Keeping a towel over your incubator and also keeping a bag of water in the incubator helps keep the temps stable. Try not to keep opening your incubator, as this just increases the temp fluxes.

Eggs that incubate at 88 degrees should hatch in about 30-40 days. At 82 degrees, they should be hatching around 60-70 days. 120 days is incredibly long for an egg to incubate. I haven't heard of a leopard gecko egg incubating for that long.

Good luck with your eggs, the wait is always the hardest part. Try to get the temp fluxes under control as best you can. 2 degrees here and there is no big deal but 7 degrees is a bit much.
 
latest entry: (sorry doing this post like a journal now maybe it will help future breeders maybe i duno..)

Date: 5/15/10 day 16 of incubating eggs.

Egg condition: good dented a little still but eggs have no mold or fungus.
current temperature: 83 degrees
Parents:
(Father) name: Venom. Morph: super hypo carrot tail hyper xanthic
(Mother) name: Athena. morph: Mack snow.
Substrate they are on: Vermiculite.
Water to substrate ratio: 1:1
Incubator used: Hovabator
Date laid: 4/30/10
Egg size: about 1 inch to 1.5 inches.

quick warning for those with slow internet here are Pictures as promised of the parents and the eggs:

Venom:


Athena:
shes also expecting another clutch i think shes showing the signs of getting ready to lay soon.

The eggs:

Enjoy the photos
 
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Good luck with those eggs! That is a huge flux, but hopefully you caught & corrected it quick enough. Next time- set up your inc when breeding starts, so by time they are laid, you already know its stable and working properly. 1.1 ratio sounds slightly high to me, esp for vermic., but you know, you got nothing to lose. Let em cook til they DONE lol
 
it was set up 2 weeks before the eggs came the huge fluctuations were coming from my room so i moved the incubator down to the first floor under a table. i think next time I'm just going to put them in the front of my snake racks i have a few tubs that are empty.
 
day 17 my worst fears came true, the eggs died while i was out having fun with my mom at a shopping center, came home finished putting groceries away and getting ready to make the dragon's their salads i checked the eggs and found they were molded and severely dented and brown on the bottom. incubation temp is the same as it has been since fluctuations were fixed humidity same. I'm extremely sad but i understand this happens sometimes.

RIP eggies
 
Sorry about your loss. That's happened to me before and I hate it. Right now I have two eggs incubating on there 19th day so far there ok.
 
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