I remember someone (but can't remember who) was going to test adding some methy blue in their substrateless egg boxes.

Any feedback? I was going to try it out.

Not sure if this is what you are talking about or not???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_blue

All the searching I could do and I really didn't find any reason why I would personally add this to a substrateless box in incubation....except for antifungal properties.

It does mention on a few websites how it is used as an aromatic substance carrier and in The medical field. Just not sure if with all the chemicals making up this substance I would ever even try it.

Anyway your post has been up for a while and I was hoping to catch some knowledge but it seems everyone has left you hanging. Do you have any info as to why said person was going to use this substance....?

Peace, J

Hey yeah,that was me..I do it because it stops mold spore from taking hold anywhere early on...,and since i use the no-substrate method it never actually comes into contact the eggs.

Yeah, the anti-fungal properties. I used to keep tropical fish and Methyl blue would knock any fungal infections out pretty easily. Tropical fish are very sensitive to chemicals, so I figure it would be safe for python eggs (added to the water, not directly on eggs)

I was just wondering if it had the desired effect of keeping the fungus/mold down.

Thanks for the feedback.

I have never mixed it into the substrate, but I have applied it (lightly) to a bad spot on eggs that was showing the signs of a fungus or mold and it did remove the fungus/mold and the eggs survived. Sometimes If a clutch is stuck together I will take a q-tip and dab a small amount in the cluster and where the eggs meet so nothing can start to grow or kill any invisible fungus growing particles that may already be there.

I use it in a no substrate incubation setup but I've still had eggs that develop the white fuzz. Not sure if it's mold or fungus but it can still grow. I think mainly because the methyl blue is in the water and perlite mixture and the eggs are sitting above it on top of the light diffuser. I just hatched an egg a couple days ago with white fuzz on the bottom. The snake was perfectly healthy.

I use it in all my incubation medium as well as a light spray over the eggs before I set them in the incubator. I mix it in with the water and use to "blue" water to mix with my vermiculite/hatch rite. I then take the eggs from mom, take a fine mister and spray the eggs. I take the eggs and set them in the incubator in an empty tub until they are dry. I then put them into the medium. My buddy bred dart frogs and used it in the water the eggs were sitting in. I figured if it was safe for frog eggs it would be more than safe for ball eggs. I will have some eggs go bad from time to time but I have never had a good egg go bad to fungus or mold. Some mold will grow in slug eggs or bad eggs but it never spreads to good eggs with the technique I have used. I have done this for 8 years.

Good Information guys... Never thought about Methyl Blue as a preventative or treatment in incubation. The couple times I have had a Fungus/mold issue with eggs I used the foot powder technique...LOL

Guess I will give Blue a try and add it to the arsenal if it all works out good.

Thanks for the info!:yes: