Shelled Warriors Forums
 

Go Back   Shelled Warriors Forums > Tortoise Information > Breeding and Incubation

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-06-2015, 06:27 PM   #11
Dom
Junior Member
Egg
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 4
Default

Hi all, I added the bin liner which annoyingly didn't help. I had an idea of adding a pot of salt like when you do to calibrate the hydrometer and, I'm still adapting it, but it seems to be helping. It was 73% yesterday and 64% today so it's getting there...
Dom is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 09:03 AM   #12
Stellanne
Member
Hatchling
 
Stellanne's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 686
Default

Well done Dom, has your tort laid eggs yet? X x x. Hugs x x x
Stellanne is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 02:24 PM   #13
tortydat
Senior Member
Sub Adult
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 1,162
Default

Hi All
I must confess in over thirty years of hatching tortoise eggs I have never measured the humidity. I put my eggs in vermiculite in the incubator with a bowl of water that I top up when it gets low and away we go!
Mary
tortydat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 02:25 PM   #14
sandy
Senior Member
Adult
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Kent UK
Posts: 12,144
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tortydat View Post
Hi All
I must confess in over thirty years of hatching tortoise eggs I have never measured the humidity. I put my eggs in vermiculite in the incubator with a bowl of water that I top up when it gets low and away we go!
Mary
Same here Mary, thought I was the only one:0)
__________________
< > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles
\0/
/_\

http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends
sandy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 02:59 PM   #15
alley cat
Senior Member
Adult
 
alley cat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Somerset
Posts: 3,150
Default

My hygrometer wasn't working this year when my eggs went into the incubator so I just set it up the sÃ*me as last year, when I got round to replacing it a few weeks later I was worried as the reading was about 89% !! It is still up around there but my hatchlings are all coming out fine now so I don't think it is a massive thing to worry about.
alley cat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 08:07 PM   #16
Stellanne
Member
Hatchling
 
Stellanne's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 686
Default

So why do people say humidity has to be 70%........it's just making it hard for people like Dom who is trying to get things right. Dom it sounds like you should just go ahead and incubate x x x. Hugs x x x
Stellanne is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 08:18 PM   #17
tortydat
Senior Member
Sub Adult
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 1,162
Default

No idea why maybe just that Sandy and I come from the old school of tortoise keeping before all these "new fangled things" were available ie we're both quite old! Sorry Sandy.
Just go for it Dom.

Mary x
tortydat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 09:45 PM   #18
sandy
Senior Member
Adult
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Kent UK
Posts: 12,144
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tortydat View Post
No idea why maybe just that Sandy and I come from the old school of tortoise keeping before all these "new fangled things" were available ie we're both quite old! Sorry Sandy.
Just go for it Dom.

Mary x

Lol not a problem Mary, we are all getting older:0)
I also think we tend to be more relaxed with tortoise keeping too.
Letting tortoises tell us, rather than the other way around:0)
__________________
< > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles
\0/
/_\

http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends
sandy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 09:46 PM   #19
sandy
Senior Member
Adult
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Kent UK
Posts: 12,144
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stellanne View Post
So why do people say humidity has to be 70%........it's just making it hard for people like Dom who is trying to get things right. Dom it sounds like you should just go ahead and incubate x x x. Hugs x x x
Probably because an inexperience keeper read a book:0)
__________________
< > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles
\0/
/_\

http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends
sandy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-06-2015, 10:44 PM   #20
Stellanne
Member
Hatchling
 
Stellanne's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 686
Default

I think you are right Sandy, though I do check other forums and there is so much conflicting advice to the new keeper, and those for example going further with their torts like Dom wanting to incubate or new techniques of husbandry.
I think the great thing about this forum is how the experienced keepers can have very different ways of looking after their torts very successfully, so it gives lots of scope for different circumstances. And best of all no one falls out!!! X x x. Hugs x x x
Stellanne is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
hermann tortoise, humidity, incubator


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:25 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.