melrick1 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 our big female laid 6 eggs the other day. their enclosure outside doesnt have sand or anything in it at the mo so the eggs will be no good. we are building a wee ramp so she can lay eggs in a dirt pile this weekend. any advice? also do you need an incubator to rais young? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 incubate them any way i have had success with eggs laid in water etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 oh ok, we dont have an incubator. I was just wondering if they were left to their own devices in the right conditions if the eggs would hatch or not... (for next time). or if you def need to get an incubator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 and if so how much would one of them cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 setup a tank to 30 degree place eggs in icecream container with plain potting mix or vermiculite not too wet, just moist cover with a plastic bag with air holes and leave for 8 to 12 weeks works for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 cool sounds easy, I thought we would have to go and buy a big flash thingy lol. what would I use to keep the tank at 30 degrees? do you meen have a heater in the water and let the humidity keep the heat up in there or something else? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Low temperature---females, high temperature---males. Some people do the icecream container thingy and put it in the hot water cylinder cupboard. I use an incubator at 25 deg C and over the last few years they have taken between 72 and 100 days to hatch. You need to not turn them at all or it kills the babies. Keep them moist not wet as the moist shell remains soft and they can escape the shell when ready, too dry and they can get trapped in the shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 you sure you got those temps around the right way Alan?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 i let them do their own thing but it is not exact and you can get eggs drying too much or getting too wet and drowning its just an easy way if you haven't got an incubator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I try to keep my incubator about mid-temperature for two reason--should get males and females and also it is as low as it will go. I hope I am right with the temperature thing and sex (are we allowed to say that?) I can be sure I will be corrected if not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 my understanding has been that cooler temps produce males and warmer for female?Can`t really say I have growen any out to full term myself but others have.Also willing to be corrected on this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 just found this ,In the red-eared slider turtle—like many turtles, alligators and crocodiles, and some lizards—the sex of a growing embryo is by the temperature at which it is incubated. Cooler temperatures cause an embryo to grow up as a male. For example, if eggs are incubated at 26.6°C, all eggs will be male. In contrast, if a clutch is incubated at 31°C, all eggs will be female. A 1:1 ratio is found at about 29.2°C. This effect is seen, it is thought, because higher temperatures speed the conversion of testosterone to estradiol. Embryos incubated at a warmer temperature are thus exposed to more estradiol during the critical period for sex determination, and they become female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 i run tank at 30 degrees and inside container is a 1/2 a degree lower hatch in around 8 to ten weeks have kept some on and ratio is slightly higher to females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 all good info cheers repto good to refresh me old young memory :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks for that info, I might have to wind the temperature up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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