Poll: Who completely seals there egg incubation containers?

[junglepython2]

Wondering how many people use completely sealed egg incubation containers (which may be aired during incubation) compared to ones with small air holes/ventilation?

 

[FAY]

Me!

 

[Chrisreptile]

I drill some very small holes in the tubs for my snakes and air them once a week.

I use cricket containers for beardies and they already have holes drilled in them, so i don't bother airing these because of the amount of ventilation already there.

 

[Gecko :)]

I use airtight containers

Wow,... I am now officially a Veteran

 

[solar 17]

Airtight incubation

mine are wide open [why not] are they sealed in the wild [no] well why do it artificially [i use water as a substate]....can anybody give me a logical reason why they seal them apart from someone else does it....cheers solar 17 [baden]

 

[hawkesbury reptiles]

I have started to put a small 2-3mm hole at the level of the substrate and one in the lid, theory is it aids in the dispersion of CO2. After loosing a clutch to mould last year, this seems to work but I have always used sealed containers before that and have had no probs, except the recent mouldy one.

Kelly

 

[Zoltag]

I seal the container to ensure the humidity stays as high as possible...Also keeps any nasties out that may find their way into the incubator (has never happened to me, but have heard some horror stories about flies getting into the clutch)...

They may not be sealed in the wild, solar17, but they do have mum wrapped tightly around them and every time I have seen a girl wrapped around her clutch, there is precious little showing through the coils...

 

[mungus]

Airtight, with lid removal every few days[ to wipe away condensation on the glass lid ] with about 2 weeks to go till their due hatching date.

 

[mysnakesau]

Me too. I use air tight container, lifting the lid every few days. Keeps warmth and humidity inside the container much more stable. Well, I have bred one clutch in my whole life using this method which resulted in 100% hatch rate - 13/13. BUT, it worked so I will do it again.

 

[beeman]

All our egg containers are ventilated with a series of 1.5mm holes!
Our incubators are also ventilated and fan forced to create an even
temp and provide fresh air into the incubator!

 

[grimbeny]

I used a sealed tub last year, but fanned the eggs pretty much every day throughout incubation.
hatch rate: 14/16

 

[yommy]

I usually do air tight with fanning every few days for air exchange with 100% success.

One interesting thing i have noted following "Adrrian's reptiel World" on Bris 31.

When they show the incubation section alot of people run with air holes in the lids but glad wrap across the top and then the lid placed on. Apparently you get the gas exchange through the glad wrap but not the humidity. This was on lizard eggs but you would think it would work for pythons.

Another experiment for the childreni egg this season.

 

[spongebob]

One interesting thing i have noted following "Adrrian's reptiel World" on Bris 31.

When they show the incubation section alot of people run with air holes in the lids but glad wrap across the top and then the lid placed on. Apparently you get the gas exchange through the glad wrap but not the humidity. This was on lizard eggs but you would think it would work for pythons.

I've used this technique for over 25 years to good effect with both snakes and lizards. Cut a large section out of the lid, place glad wrap over the top of the tub and put the lid over this to hold it all in place. You then have a closed system for water but not gases.
If there's a need to remove any moisture then this usually condenses on the under side of the glad wrap. Take the lid off and reverse the side of the glad wrap so the beadlets of water are outside the system.

 

[yommy]

cheers spongebob.

Tried zero substrate last season after seeing solar 17 setup and it worked a treat and is simple.
But i might give try this as well.

Good thing about having childreni egg amongst the other ones is so you can try different tecniques to see what works best without stuffing the expensive species eggs.
Children's are one of the best species to breed, eggs are hardy, you can try things and theres nothing more frustrating then a fussy children's hatchy. if you can work with Antaresia the rest is a breeze (except greens )

Done verliculite, eggs burried, eggs on top, eggs on a grate above the substrate and the water method all work and at the end of the day eggs are designed to hatch as nature intended though it can be us that can stuff it up

 

[africancichlidau]

Totally sealed Click Clack, (genuine Click Clack), containers for me.

 

[richardsc]

i have ventilated containers,mostly use the small piecies cricket containers,hatch,beardys,waterys and dwarf monitors,never had an issue

 

[mrs_davo]

I use suspended over water method, eggs placed in container,on a rack above water in another sealed container with one small vent hole both ends of the container. The only time I remove the lid is to remove excess water from around the eggs or to top up with water.

 

[The Devil]

mine are wide open [why not] are they sealed in the wild [no] well why do it artificially [i use water as a substate]....can anybody give me a logical reason why they seal them apart from someone else does it....cheers solar 17 [baden]

Yeah well, I think the above just about covers it......he's right about eggs in the wild.....

 

[The Devil]

I seal the container to ensure the humidity stays as high as possible...Also keeps any nasties out that may find their way into the incubator (has never happened to me, but have heard some horror stories about flies getting into the clutch)...

They may not be sealed in the wild, solar17, but they do have mum wrapped tightly around them and every time I have seen a girl wrapped around her clutch, there is precious little showing through the coils...

You are both right and wrong. Yes, in the wild the mum is usually, and that's the operative word. I have found 2 clutches of coastals in the wild and with 1 lot the mum was nowhere to be seen and the other the mum was about 2 meters away.

 

[waruikazi]

I've hatched eggs in plastic bags that i've tied shut...