John Ramos
Member
Hi All,
I have been through scads of material on incubating tortoise eggs and think I just about have a handle on it but...
If I put the eggs in a Glad or other container, have a few holes in the container, half full of medium vermiculite, eggs half way in it, damp, lid on loosely, in the incubator at 35-89 degrees F, what should the humidity inside the incubator be? 80-90? Is it only controlled by putting water in the bottom channels? And, what about bacterial growth and the possibility of mold in the moist atmosphere? If it takes 75 or more days, I can only imagine what could grow in it. Pink stuff, black stuff...
Am I getting too crazy?
Thanks, John
I have been through scads of material on incubating tortoise eggs and think I just about have a handle on it but...
If I put the eggs in a Glad or other container, have a few holes in the container, half full of medium vermiculite, eggs half way in it, damp, lid on loosely, in the incubator at 35-89 degrees F, what should the humidity inside the incubator be? 80-90? Is it only controlled by putting water in the bottom channels? And, what about bacterial growth and the possibility of mold in the moist atmosphere? If it takes 75 or more days, I can only imagine what could grow in it. Pink stuff, black stuff...
Am I getting too crazy?
Thanks, John