Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Well my dad was working on the air conditioner and he found an egg it's about the size of my pinkey nail?

how do i tell if it's good or not and if it is how do i take care of it?Well my dad was working on the air conditioner and he found an egg it's about the size of my pinkey nail?
put a small flashlight against it. if you see blood vessels its viable if not its no good.





if it might look good to you you can take it and put it in a coffee can with damp vermiculite and keep it in a warm spot in the house and wait.








after that find an expert in your area and see if they can help identify it.





good luckWell my dad was working on the air conditioner and he found an egg it's about the size of my pinkey nail?
Well without knowing what laid it, or how long it's been there your best bet would be to freeze it and throw it out.


You have no idea what's inside it and aren't prepared for every likely possibility of what may hatch out of it.
well it is probably dead but if u want to try to take care of it then...








1. Have these things : a simple little tank(clear sides, black plastic lid, only about 10$ maybe less), some vermiculite, a heat source(preferably a heat pad, also very cheap, just need a small one), a thermometer, a tub, and some sand.


2. Now the fun part(you want to make this incubator about a week before the eggs are ready to hatch) so first thing, place the sand in the container( less than an inch high on all sides) the sand helps keep the warmth in.


3. Place the heat mat under the tank( as you would for your leopard geckos cage). You don't neccesarily need to you a heat mat, if your using sand you should be OK, but the mat will provide a better chance for your eggs)(So if you dont use the mat, just skip to next step)


4. Now, take your tub(can be any type of tub, becel container, ice cream container, any type of small enough tub) and fill it up with vermiculite(quite a bit of this stuff i might add, about half full). Make imprints with your thumb in this vermiculite(if you have 4 eggs, make 4 imprints) and then place the eggs inside the imprints(IMPORTANT! do not turn or flip eggs, the embryo will die if you do, so whatever way you find the eggs in the gecko cage, place them that way in the vermiculite WITHOUT turning them or anything)


5. Now, you have to keep this vermiculite damp, DO NOT water the eggs, just the soil around the eggs( use maybe your finger and dip your hand in the water and let the water drip around the eggs)


6. Place your thermometer inside the egg cage( you can also use a digital thermometer) to see what temp. your eggs are


7. Now place the lid back on the tub and place the tub inside the incubator(very carefully i might add) preferably half over the heat mat and half not.


8. Depending one what type of gender you want, look up the correct temperature for male and female, and just look at the temperature in the cage everyday, move it away or closer to the heat mat, depending on how cool/warm you need it.


9. Make sure the vermiculite stays damp. The top of the tub will condense so wipe it off so the water wont fall onto the eggs) and tada, you have an incubator.
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