So far all mine have been females. Burke
Jen wrote:
> Do you know what sex yours have been that you've hatched out at those
> temperatures?
>
> > I have been incubating at a constant 79F with almost 100% hatch rate.
> >
> >
> > At 08:45 PM 6/4/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I have the Black book also. But i keep mine lower as well. Burke
> > >
> > >Jen wrote:
> > >
> > >> The humidity is fairly high. I'm not sure exactly, however. The
> vermiculite
> > >> was moist and there is water in the reservoir (hovabator incubator).
> > Nothing
> > >> I ever read said that 80F was too high. (example - Rhacodactylus by
> Seippe
> > >> and Henkel) I've hatched other cresteds at that temperature with a
> night
> > >> drop without problems. Considering that, I didn't think temperature was
> the
> > >> problem.
> > >> My other clutches are incubating at 73 with a night drop, however.
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 7:22 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [Gecko] Crested geckos - failed to hatch completely
> > >>
> > >> > How high is the the Humidity? 80 is kinda high i have mine at 72
> to 76
> > >> F. I
> > >> > keep my Vermiculite moist. I hope this helps some. Burke
> > >> >
> > >> > Jen wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Hello again everyone.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Over the past two days I've had two crested geckos who failed to
> hatch.
> > >> The
> > >> > > problem seemed to be that they could not fully cut the shell. They
> > >> managed
> > >> > > to cut a small slit, but not one wide enough to let them get out of
> the
> > >> egg.
> > >> > > In one case, it looked like the hatchling had made considerable
> effort
> > >> but
> > >> > > just couldn't get through the last bit. (the inside of the egg
> looked
> > >> quite
> > >> > > scratched up.)
> > >> > >
> > >> > > What could be some possible reasons for this? Is too much calcium
> (and
> > >> too
> > >> > > thick of eggs) a possible explaination, or is something else more
> > >> likely?
> > >> > >
> > >> > > These particular eggs were incubating at about 80F with a night
> drop.
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >>
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