Exciting news!!! First Nosy Be clutch!

[kdc5019]

Okay everyone I have my first clutch of nosy be's! I woke up this morning to my girl Nala being much thinner! After digging about 10 holes she finally decided to lay last night!

Found 21 eggs!!!

I have little experience with panther eggs. I've have a lot with carpets but this is my first panther clutch. I've done a bit of research and find conflicting reviews on what to do.

So I have a few questions for those who have bred panthers before. What is a safe range for incubating temps? 70 degrees? Vermiculite ratio of 1:1 or something different? How long/when is it safe my girl to breed again?
Any other tips/tricks/ or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Just want to hear a few opinions from the experts!

Thanks guys!

 

[laurie]

Congratulations, that is exciting news. It has been years since I bred panthers, so I will wait for those who know.

 

[Chameleons09]

Congrats... the first set is always exciting.

 

[kdc5019]

Also I'm curious about different techniques on keeping the proper humidity throughout the incubation. Along with temperatures and ranges. I've read some people keep them at 70 for the who process and others try a technique to help the diapose phase. Where they incubate at 65 and then bump it up to a little above 70 for the last few months.

Again any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[NHenn]

Congrats man!

 

[CarlC]

Great job bud! Perfect timing for a summer time hatch

Carl

 

[Lizardguy1]

I haven't bred panthers, but I have bred Veileds and Oustalet's- I put 50:50 vermiculite/perilite in a deli cup with a lid and a few holes in the sides. I moisten the substrate about 1:1 by weight with water, and put 8-12 eggs per deli cup, then put the deli cups in a hovabator incubator (I found one on craigslist for $25). I set both Veileds and Oustalet's at 72-76 degrees F, and check them every 2 weeks, adding moisture about once a month as needed. I get hatch rates greater than 98%.

 

[sandrachameleon]

So I have a few questions for those who have bred panthers before. What is a safe range for incubating temps? 70 degrees? Vermiculite ratio of 1:1 or something different? How long/when is it safe my girl to breed again?

congrats!
I never fussed too much about the eggs, and had near 100% hatch rates. So my best advice is don't worry overmuch. you don't need an incubator.

I keep eggs in moist vermiculite in small plastic containers, with lids that have only a couple tiny pinholes. I put these in a closet or a cabinet in the cham room. In the early days (in my previous home that had no central heating) the temps would drop quite low at night and be much warmer in the day, so there were swings as wide as 50-85F yet those eggs all hatched fine, though some waited 13 months to do so. More recently, the temps were fairly stable around 70-75F.

My choice was never to breed a female more than twice, and would leave a year between matings. My females were pet first, breeders a distant second, so I didn't want to "wear them out"

 

[kdc5019]

Thanks guys for all the responses. If you cant tell im nervous/excited for my first panther clutch!