baby box turtle
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I've got the eggs in a diy Styrofoam cooler incubator at 87° 85% humidity and I just put a small hole on top of the side of container that the eggs are in is this right???????!!!!
Please help me my box turtle layed 8 eggs 2 days ago
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@DoubleD1996! Or @Yvonne G should be able to help you with your turtle eggs, good luck.
DoubleD1996!
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A home made incubator works just as good as long as you can maintain and monitor the temperature.
Just be sure to use a slightly damp, not ringing wet substrate such as vermiculite, hatch right, perlite or even coco fiber. You dhould be able to squeeze the substrate without any water coming out.
The eggs can't be rotated after 24 hrs as the embryo adheres to the top of the egg where there is an air bubble. You could always candle the eggs(shine a light on the egg) to make sure the embryo is on top.
Perlite is not recommended as they may try to eat it and that's not good.
Vermiculite or coconut coir is fine.
Vermiculite or coconut coir is fine.
baby box turtle
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Ive got them vermiculite substrate and I also have my thermostat hooked up to the heat source and I've got the probe inside with the eggs as well as a separate thermometer to just to be safe and it's been holding these temps???
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It all looks and sounds good to me.
DoubleD1996!
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Your killing it
DoubleD1996!
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In a
In a good way😂. Not actually killing it. Now it's a waiting game, best of luck
