I was disappointed that there was not a commercially available pro-level incubator on the market. When I was first starting in the reptile business, I wanted to project an image of quality and I always wanted the latest "top of the line" racks and equipment. Now with our homeostatic incubators our eggs will incubate at the set temperatureat at any age of development. When this happened to us in the past we had to vent our incubator by cracking the door to keep it from overheating. When eggs near hatching they will often generate enough heat to make the incubator surpass the set incubation temperature. We can now place these incubators anywhere in our facility including the hot warehouse and incubate our gecko eggs at 72☏. This makes placement of a traditional incubator very difficult since most reptile rooms are kept above 72☏. If females are desired incubation should be set to 72☏. For instance Chahoua Geckos sex is determined by the incubation temperature. Cooling allows you to put the incubator in a room that is warmer or cooler than the desired incubation temperature. The ability to cool as well as heat make these incubators much more than just another reptile incubator. This is NOT the case with reptile eggs and so shipping them is NOT recommended.Our incubators will incubate any species of reptile egg with percision and an accurate adherence to the desired set point regardless of the external room temperature. Poultry eggs, such as fertile chicken or quail eggs, have the ability to be dormant for several days before incubation is necessary. With other types of eggs, such as poultry, it is common to have them shipped via the Post Office. Internet: this is a difficult way to get reptile eggs because you would need to find someone in your area. Many people will put a mark on one side to indicate which side should stay up so they don't accidently get turned over. There are a few reptile related forums that provide a classified section to possibly purchase reptiles. Here is one dedicated to snakes: click hereĪnother option is to find someone in your area that has a pregnant female and arrange to collect the eggs as soon as they are laid. Then, if required, you may very carefully move the eggs immediately to a prepared incubator. This will allow your own female reptile to lay her own eggs in a suitable environment. The most common way to get eggs for the reptile you would like is to start with a breeding pair. They require moisture and warmth and any time in transit may not provide either, which may damage the egg.įor other things to consider when looking for eggs, see our reptile FAQ page. The embryo begins developing very rapidly and moving the egg after a period of time can harm and even kill the embryo.ģ. Reptile eggs are very sensitive to movement once they are laid. Some reptile eggs are actually illegal to sell in the US due to issues with possible disease.Ģ.
There are few things that make it complicated.ġ. Purchasing reptile eggs is actually not a simple thing to do.
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