Good Luck,
Brian
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> Well I moved he eggs last night to a container of potting soil in one
> of the disposable tupperware containers. I did put a little water in
> the bottom of the container. The container is in the tank with the
> mother. The eggs are still odd shaped but have started to take on a
> yellowish look to them now. Unfortunately I did this all before I read
> your email. So since the eggs were laid on Saturday, I waited approx.
> 1.5 days to move them. I hope, if they are fertile, that I did not
> cause them problems. Will the potting soil work instead of the
> Vermeculite? Also, is there a way to tell if tey are fertile or not?
>
> Thanks
> Kevin O
>
>
> On 6/16/03 4:24 PM, "Brian" <bast_at_gis.net> wrote:
>
> > Here you go. Don't get nervous it's not as complicated as it looks:
> >
> > Get some little tupper ware dishes. Those disposable ones work well
> > and woman don't yell about those.
> >
> > Get some vermiculite from the garden store.
> >
> > Mix equal parts of vermiculite and water. The vermiculite should be
> > damp...like hand squeezed.
> >
> > Fill the bowls half way with the wet vermiculite.
> >
> > Bury the eggs halfway in the vermiculite.
> >
> > Now place a couple of bricks in a ten gallon tank.
> >
> > Add a few inches of water to the tank but don't cover the bricks.
> >
> > Set the dishes on the bricks.
> >
> > Place the covers on the dishes loosely and cover maybe half the tank
> > with some plastic wrap. This is to keep the humidity high.
> >
> > Now you can heat it by placing it in a sunny window or putting a
> > small aquarium in the water of the tank.
> >
> > You can get a thermometer and humidity meter from the local petshop.
> > I would guess about 80 degrees and 80 % humidity or so...just
> > guessing for your species.
> >
> > Let some fresh air in every couple of days. Spray it with water if
> > it gets too dry.
> >
> > I don't know the incubation period for your species. Watch out the
> > can drown in the water!
> >
> > Where do you live? I'm looking for a few western lizards to try
> > breeding:
> > Mountain Horned Lizards, Phrynosoma hernandesi
> > Desert Spiny Lizards, Sceloporus magister
> > Eastern Collared Lizards, Crotophytus collaris
> >
> > or
> >
> > Chuckwallas, Sauromaleus obesus
> >
> > I'd like to get animals from more northern populations. They are
> > more cold tolerant.
> >
> > I hope this helped.
> >
> > Brian Bastarache
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message Follows -----
> >> Since someone else started a topic on lizards, I will go ahead and
> ask >> this question.
> >>
> >> My daughter caught a Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
> >> the other day and currently has it in a ten gallon tank. Well
> Saturday >> evening, she laid 18 eggs. What do I need to do to hatch
> these eggs? >>
> >> Also, the eggs looked kind of funny. They are wrinkled and look
> kind >> of skinny. Is this normal for lizard eggs or should they be
> perfectly >> ovoid?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Kevin
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