Mould on eggs
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PedroANDAshley
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Im gonna take a guess 
Maybe its the humidity??
I think it needs to be at a certain humidity
You should figure out what it is.
Maybe its the humidity??
I think it needs to be at a certain humidity
You should figure out what it is.
Syn
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Well, you should.
solosigns
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from what I have been researching humidity should be high substrate should have a consistancy or ratio water to substarte. some say 7:10 ratio.
now what you dont want is excessive condensation inside the egg container
if you see to much water droplets on the lid or the sides. way to much water to substrate ratio! cause of this is mold or drowning of eggs. there are other causes of mold as well contaminated substrate mold spores ect.
high humidity with to much water is a great place for mold to grown and live
now what you dont want is excessive condensation inside the egg container
if you see to much water droplets on the lid or the sides. way to much water to substrate ratio! cause of this is mold or drowning of eggs. there are other causes of mold as well contaminated substrate mold spores ect.
high humidity with to much water is a great place for mold to grown and live
Syn
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I personally would not try that. The PimaFix is all natural and works well with delicate fish.
eisentrauti
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Eggs can look normal for two years ! even if they are infertil (C.parsonii)
When they start to mould, throw them away. Everything else is wasting of time. It's hard but I haven't heard from a single case in which something hatched from moulded eggs
When they start to mould, throw them away. Everything else is wasting of time. It's hard but I haven't heard from a single case in which something hatched from moulded eggs
Sometimes eggs can grow mold on them and still be good if the mold is growing due to something on the egg that is contaminating the egg...as solosigns said.
solosigns said..."now what you dont want is excessive condensation inside the egg container if you see to much water droplets on the lid or the sides. way to much water to substrate ratio!"...I have hatched veiled eggs for years and the sides and lid of my containers are always beaded with water. The substrate when I put it in there is so dry that you can only squeeze a drop of two of water from it when you take a fist-full of it. I have had almost 100% hatch rate doing it as described.
solosigns said..."now what you dont want is excessive condensation inside the egg container if you see to much water droplets on the lid or the sides. way to much water to substrate ratio!"...I have hatched veiled eggs for years and the sides and lid of my containers are always beaded with water. The substrate when I put it in there is so dry that you can only squeeze a drop of two of water from it when you take a fist-full of it. I have had almost 100% hatch rate doing it as described.
Andregay
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thanks for the advise and comments guys, as for throwing the eggs away no chance of that! I know they are fertile cause my chams mated at least three times that I saw so unless the male is shooting blanks they are fertile. I think it is the humidy and maybe the incubation material is infected with spores. I am going to get hatchrite and replace everything asap. Thanks again for the help.
solosigns
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IF you have to move the EGGS be very careful!!!!!!!!! you can not rotate them at all!!!!!!! what will happen is that if they do get fliped up side down moved to much they will smuther them selfs in the egg.
after a day or two NEVER MOVE A EGG only if its the last temp to save a egg
in my opinion its very risky
do you have any pics of the eggs and the container?
would like to see what you are dealing with
after a day or two NEVER MOVE A EGG only if its the last temp to save a egg
in my opinion its very risky
do you have any pics of the eggs and the container?
would like to see what you are dealing with
jdog1027
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In the past I've had cricket egg cultures in vermiculite mold out. I haven't tried this with chameleon eggs, but calcium proprianate mixed at a ratio of 1 tsp to about 3 cups vermiculite will stop it to a certain degree. You can get it at a bakery supply store. It's used in bread as a mold inhibitor. It is food safe, so I would think it would be O.K. for chameleon eggs as well. Another mold deterent is Tegosept (methylparaben). You can get it here:
http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=...ttp://www.carolina.com/?s_cid=ppc_gl_carolina
http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=...ttp://www.carolina.com/?s_cid=ppc_gl_carolina
Syn
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Solo,
You can move the eggs so long as you are careful and aren't jerky. I candled my crested eggs every other week or so with no ill effects. Every egg hatched out just fine.
It's all about taking care and not being stupid.
You can move the eggs so long as you are careful and aren't jerky. I candled my crested eggs every other week or so with no ill effects. Every egg hatched out just fine.
It's all about taking care and not being stupid.
If you haven't tried it with chameleon eggs.... why are you suggesting it?
Syn
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Comparing walking on the moon with chameleon breeding.
(or egg hatching, rather)You do realize many people read this forum and may not post, right? So people could try it and it could produce disastrous results such as the loss of a whole clutch of eggs.
Why post it if you don't know what will happen? Test it out yourself and get something to back your beliefs...
There was a lot of testing that went on before any steps were taken on the moon. What an odd analogy.....
jdog1027
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Comparing walking on the moon with chameleon breeding.
You do realize many people read this forum and may not post, right? So people could try it and it could produce disastrous results such as the loss of a whole clutch of eggs.
Why post it if you don't know what will happen? Test it out yourself and get something to back your beliefs...
There was a lot of testing that went on before any steps were taken on the moon. What an odd analogy.....
Well, like I said,... I have used it on cricket cultures and that to me was kinda a 'trial' run if you will- I know cricket eggs and chameleon eggs aren't exactly the same. In principle, your putting eggs that have exchange gas into vermiculite where there may be growth of mold. I said in the post, "I THINK it would be O.K." I guess if his eggs are molding up and ruining, he doesn't have much to lose. My cricket eggs hatch when I use it- I've heard of people using Tinactin on reptile eggs and personally I would rather use something that is food safe. Just a suggestion. Peace?,...
