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7.2 Correct handling of the eggs:
· Incubating the eggs in the Easy Breeder has the purpose of achieving as high a hatching rate as possible under controlled and optimum conditions
and protecting the eggs against external influences.
· Only collect the eggs once the female has completely finished depositing the eggs. This will ensure that the female is not subjected to stress, which may
cause a fatal retention of eggs.
· After egg deposition, remove the eggs from the terrarium. It is essential that the eggs are placed into the incubation substrate (e.g.: Vermiculit item no.:
36320 and 36325) in the same position as before their removal to prevent the poles of the eggs from shifting (reptile eggs do not have any retaining
chords („chalazas") like birds have). This could cause the foetus to die.
· If you wish to mark the eggs, wait until they have fully hardened to avoid damaging the egg membrane. All eggs should always be handled with care.
· The moisture of the incubation substrate plays a key role in the development of the reptile eggs. Here the rule applies that soft-shelled eggs have a
higher moisture requirement than hard-shelled ones. Too little substrate moisture would extract moisture from the eggs and this loss of moisture would
be fatal for the developing animal.
· We can recommend vermiculite (e.g.: Vermiculit item no.: 36320 and 36325) as a good incubation substrate. With this substrate it is possible to regulate
the substrate moisture by means of adding water and the grain size. fine grained vermiculite (e.g.: Vermiculit 0 – 4 mm item no.: 36320) is recommended
for small and soft-shelled eggs. Coarser vermiculite (e.g.: Vermiculit 3 – 6 mm item no.: 36325) is recommended for large and hard-shelled eggs.
· Regularly check the moisture of the incubation substrate. When required, dose the water directly into the incubation substrate and not above the eggs.
· The time of hatching can differ greatly, even within the same clutch of eggs. Primarily this is caused by differences in temperature and humidity.
7.3 Incubation table:
The table below contains the guidance values for a number of reptile species based on experience. These do not guarantee
successful breeding!
Common agama
Green ameiva
Red-throated anole
Knight anole
Bahaman anole
Plumed basilisk
Striped basilisk
Fischer's chameleon
Kilimanjaro two-horned chameleon
Veiled chameleon
Helmeted iguana
Desert collared lizard
Eastern collared lizard
Black iguana
Pegu forest gecko
African egg-eating snake
Desert iguana
Russian ratsnake
Leopard gecko
Panther chameleon
Takay
Lined gecko
Chinese leopard gecko
African fat-tailed gecko
Green iguana
Californian kingsnake
Pueblan milk snake
Northern curly-tailed lizard
Hispaniolan masked curly-tailed lizard
Reeve's butterfly lizard
White-lipped python
Carpet python
Green tree python
Rough green snake
Great plains grass snake
Corn snake
Desert horned lizard
Chinese water dragon
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Agama Agama
Ameiva Ameiva
Anolis carolinensis
Anolis equestris
Anolis sagrei
Basiliscus plumifrons
Basiliscus vittatus
Kinyongia fisheri
Kinyongia tavetanum
Chamaeleo c. calyptratus
Corytophanes cristatus
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Crotaphytus collaris
Ctenosaura similis
Cyrtodactylus peguensis w
Dasypeltis scabra
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Elaphe schrenckii
Eublepharis macularius
Furcifer pardalis
Gekko gecko
Gekko vittatus
Goniurosaurus luii
Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
Iguana iguana
Lampropeltis g. california
Lampropeltis t. campbelli
Leiocephalus carinatus
Leiocephalus personatus
Leiolepis reevesii
Leiopython albertisii
Morelia spilota variegata
Morelia viridis
Opheodrys aestivus
Pantherophis emoryi
Pantherophis guttatus
Phrynosoma plartyrhinos
Physignathus cocincinus
Incubation temperature in °C
30
30
27 – 30
27 – 30
27 – 30
30
30
increasing from 17, 22 and 25
day 22 – 23, night 18
28
28
28 – 32
28 – 32
28 – 29
25 – 28
30
28 – 33
28
28
26 – 28
30
28 – 30
26 – 28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
29 – 31
29
29 – 30
27 – 28
27
27
27 – 28
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Duration of incubation:
approx. 60 – 70 days
approx. 130 days
approx. 40 – 60 days
approx. 70 – 100 days
approx. 40 – 60 days
approx. 55 – 65 days
approx. 50 – 70 days
approx. 300 days
approx.140 days
approx. 180 days
approx. 100 days
approx. 45 – 60 days
approx. 45 – 60 days
approx. 80 – 100 days
approx. 90 – 95 days
approx. 60 – 70 days
approx. 45 – 80 days
approx. 40 – 60 days
approx. 45 – 55 days
150 – 300 days
approx. 100 days
approx. 90 – 160 days
approx. 70 – 80 days
approx. 70 – 90 days
approx. 70 – 90 days
approx. 60 – 70 days
approx. 55 – 65 days
approx. 60 – 70 days
approx. 60 – 70 days
approx. 60 – 70 days
approx. 55 – 70 days
approx. 70 – 85 days
approx. 45 – 55 days
approx. 50 – 60 days
approx. 60 days
approx. 60 days
approx. 45 – 55 days
approx. 70 – 90 days