Parent's question: incubation period

[Raphael1047]

My parents keep asking me how long does it take for the eggs to incubate. I keep telling them 6-12 months depending on temp. They say that 6-12 months is to big of a gap. So thier question is What other factors contributes to the incubation period and how long does it actually take to hatch? My question is it better to a "winter period" during incubation (i dont know what the winter period is actually called.) I have a few more questions and i know my parents do to, but none at this moment. Thanks in advance.

 

[chameleoman]

panther or veileds?

 

[Kmw]

Since he has 1.1 panthers, i'm gonna guess with panthers.

 

[Raphael1047]

panther or veileds?

Oh sorry it is panther cham eggs.

 

[chameleoman]

Since he has 1.1 panthers, i'm gonna guess with panthers.

oh didnt see that i would say 9-12 months for a panther depending on your temps

 

[Raphael1047]

oh didnt see that i would say 9-12 months for a panther depending on your temps

My temps are room temp about 74 degrees. That is good from what i have been reading for these couple of months. Also would they benifit from a winter period?

 

[beeek0]

I also have a question as well... I have had my first ever panther clutch incubating since 6/3/12 and still am not sure if they are viable or not.. i've candled them and they look empty but they all havent molded over or sunken in yet and they have all seem to have been growing since I first took a picture of them... I know its only been 3 months but should I still be seeing progress? or should I wait a couple more months before I see any development inside?

 

[chameleoman]

I also have a question as well... I have had my first ever panther clutch incubating since 6/3/12 and still am not sure if they are viable or not.. i've candled them and they look empty but they all havent molded over or sunken in yet and they have all seem to have been growing since I first took a picture of them... I know its only been 3 months but should I still be seeing progress? or should I wait a couple more months before I see any development inside?

when you candle them do you see any little red veins? they should be fertile if they're nice and plump and white

My temps are room temp about 74 degrees. That is good from what i have been reading for these couple of months. Also would they benifit from a winter period?

i read they should be in the low 80s or something? i dont think they would benefit from a winter period and if this is your first clutch i would try anything like that

 

[beeek0]

I'll check tomorrow, its kinda late, but they are nice, plump, and white as well.. i have kept them in an almost constand 80, gets up to 82 at times, and I water the hatchrite every so often when I feel like its too try.. am I doing good so far? I just had about 8 get laid the other day from my other female as well, and by comparison, I can definitely tell the older ones have grown.. and she definitely has more eggs to come.. shes been digging all week..

 

[Zen Reptiles]

Mine usually hatch in exactly 7 months every time when kept between 68-78F.

I am trying the diapause thing with my 2 current Mitsio clutches.....the first 4 weeks at 74-82, 6-8 weeks at 64-74, and then back to 74-82 until they hatch......which should be a total of 6 months....

The winter period is called diapause. It is where the embryos are in a kind of suspended animation waiting for warm weather (brought by rain and sun) which trigger a boom of small insects which means it is a beneficial time to hatch in tandem with the bugs.

There is one species of chameleon that the entire global population is within eggs for much of the year! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furcifer_labordi

6-12 months is vague, but the answer to that is 'it depends on the weather.'

 

[tkilgour]

Just tell them there are a lot of different variables. For example, temp., humidity, locale, etc.

For some reason my Sambavas always take 14 months. Where my Nosy be and Ambilobes will hatch around 7 - 9 months.

 

[Raphael1047]

Mine usually hatch in exactly 7 months every time when kept between 68-78F.

I am trying the diapause thing with my 2 current Mitsio clutches.....the first 4 weeks at 74-82, 6-8 weeks at 64-74, and then back to 74-82 until they hatch......which should be a total of 6 months....

The winter period is called diapause. It is where the embryos are in a kind of suspended animation waiting for warm weather (brought by rain and sun) which trigger a boom of small insects which means it is a beneficial time to hatch in tandem with the bugs.

There is one species of chameleon that the entire global population is within eggs for much of the year! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furcifer_labordi

6-12 months is vague, but the answer to that is 'it depends on the weather.'

Thank you for the info, i know i read diapause somewhere, i just could not remember the word. So diapause is a good idea if you want them to hatch sooner.

Just tell them there are a lot of different variables. For example, temp., humidity, locale, etc.

For some reason my Sambavas always take 14 months. Where my Nosy be and Ambilobes will hatch around 7 - 9 months.

I have been trying to tell them there are many variables, but parents always want straight forward answers also i did not know locale is a factor, but it make sense.

Oh another question, how long does it usually take for the embryo to form?

 

[junglefries]

time

I have read a lot of info on this matter. from temp to rh, dipause, etc... it seems to just happen when it happens. some report totally different months using the exact same methods. 7 months one time and 10 months the next. just watch for egg sweating and hope for the best. the longer they can incubate (to a point) the better. more developed. good luck