Hi all,
I own a few Lesueur's Velvet Geckos and I recently recieved my first ever clutch of eggs. It is the first time I have ever cared for gecko eggs. I had done some research before they were laid and from that I have used vermiculite with water at a ratio of 1:1 by weight and placed them in an incubator at 29 degrees.
Unfortunately I have run into some problems. The first clutch have developed a hairy fungi. Does this mean they are dead? Could it be bad vermiculite (it was old, maybe 15 years when my dad used to breed reptiles)? Could they be infertile? Is the temperature set too high?
I am really unsure due to my lack of experience. My other females laid eggs this morning so I have tried to go with spaghnum moss instead this time. I have read that with moss, it should be set up 9 parts water and 1 part moss but doing this, the moss was basically swimming. I have reduced the water and placed the eggs in the incubator.
Is this the best thing to do? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I own a few Lesueur's Velvet Geckos and I recently recieved my first ever clutch of eggs. It is the first time I have ever cared for gecko eggs. I had done some research before they were laid and from that I have used vermiculite with water at a ratio of 1:1 by weight and placed them in an incubator at 29 degrees.
Unfortunately I have run into some problems. The first clutch have developed a hairy fungi. Does this mean they are dead? Could it be bad vermiculite (it was old, maybe 15 years when my dad used to breed reptiles)? Could they be infertile? Is the temperature set too high?
I am really unsure due to my lack of experience. My other females laid eggs this morning so I have tried to go with spaghnum moss instead this time. I have read that with moss, it should be set up 9 parts water and 1 part moss but doing this, the moss was basically swimming. I have reduced the water and placed the eggs in the incubator.
Is this the best thing to do? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
