Woohoo, my favorite female has laid 7 eggs over the last 6 weeks. First 1 HUGE one, then 2 clutches of 3 eggs each, 2.5 weeks apart. 1 clutch was laid in a hole she dug in a cat littler pan full of soil, 1 was laid in a nice outdoor nest hole in the tort garden.
(I used coco coir as substrate for the first clutch of 3 because I didn't have vermiculite on hand)
They have all chalked over, but I haven't candled, since I am determined to just leave them alone and wait and see.
They are incubating at 89 degrees - aiming for females.
On a side note, I found last year that temps fluctuated quite a bit when I relied just on the dial-style thermostat of the Hovabator. This year I attached a Hydrofarm thermostat to the system, and the temperatures are MUCH more stable. I piled quilts around the edges of the incubator and placed 2 containers of water in there, as well.
Keeping my fingers crossed for babies!
(I used coco coir as substrate for the first clutch of 3 because I didn't have vermiculite on hand)
They have all chalked over, but I haven't candled, since I am determined to just leave them alone and wait and see.
They are incubating at 89 degrees - aiming for females.
On a side note, I found last year that temps fluctuated quite a bit when I relied just on the dial-style thermostat of the Hovabator. This year I attached a Hydrofarm thermostat to the system, and the temperatures are MUCH more stable. I piled quilts around the edges of the incubator and placed 2 containers of water in there, as well.
Keeping my fingers crossed for babies!
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