Kalseru
New Member
I have a couple of stimsons that have bred several times now. 3x times I left the eggs with the mother in the nest she made in the main cage, but even with damp spagnum moss they either dried out (with only 2x surviving one year) or last year ants moved in and drilled into the eggs (devestating). So this year I made the decision to buy an incubator and try removing them from her. The incubator has been set at 29-31C and has a fan on one side with water in the base below a mesh tray which the eggs sit on. I noticed the humidity was not very good so added a wet cloth (not touching eggs) to increase humidity as everything I read say to get it 80%+ . However yesterday and today the eggs have gone really dry despite the humidity and I think I only have 3 left of 14 with any red blood vessels (and not looking very good). It seems the fan in the incubator is drying the eggs rather than the water.
What advice do other successful Stimson breeders have - what should I do for next year? Have I set the temp too high? I don't want to keep failing like this so any advice appreciated. I'm based in Perth and eggs usually laid November.
What advice do other successful Stimson breeders have - what should I do for next year? Have I set the temp too high? I don't want to keep failing like this so any advice appreciated. I'm based in Perth and eggs usually laid November.