On this weeks addition of Reptile Radio our own ever lovin' BT mentioned that its important to keep woma eggs dry. They cant touch water.

I was curious as to what techniques woma breeders use. Do you guys use those white grids on top of the vermiculite/perlite? Or something else?

Im curious because Im going to be trying something similar with my next clutch of Kimberly rock monitor eggs as I believe they are also sensitive to moisture.

I know a lot of breeders prefer the crate method of floating them about the vermiculite, I have not tried it, and am not sure how it would work for smaller colubrid eggs. Does anybody use it for their colubrid eggs.

Good question V. Look forward to an answer as well.

I hatched mine the same way I hatch all my eggs.... directly in the perlite. I did make it drier than usual though. I usually use a 1part perlite to .8 part water. With the woma eggs I used a 1 part water, .5 part water mixture and it worked well. I had 9 eggs; 1 was a dud, 1 was questionable and went bad within 2 days. The other was fully formed dead in the egg at day 59. 6 hatched into perfect little carrot heads!

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/norsmis/Boa%20and%20Pythons/20071215womaeggs2.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/norsmis/Boa%20and%20Pythons/20080218hatch11.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/norsmis/Boa%20and%20Pythons/20080218hatch1.jpg

I know a lot of breeders prefer the crate method of floating them about the vermiculite, I have not tried it, and am not sure how it would work for smaller colubrid eggs. Does anybody use it for their colubrid eggs.

My buddy tried this with corn eggs and it didnt work too well

I've seen most people use the white grate like your talking about...What I did last year was mix up some super dry vermiculite and used about 2 inches in a shoebox and poored about 3 inches of dry vermiculite right on top without mixing them together...I'll use the white grate this year...

I used the egg crate with ball python eggs and had great success. I was going to try maternal incubation if I get lucky this year.

My buddy tried this with corn eggs and it didnt work too well
Maybe I won't try it then...

good info

Very good info.

Neat trick with the dry verm over the wet, BT. Might have to steal that...

Oh and awesome pics there Nor!

Maybe I won't try it then...
I wouldnt with colubrid eggs.... he lost almost an entire clutch of corn eggs because of drying out.

Oh and awesome pics there Nor!

Just doing my part to satisfy the pic junkies!:rockon:

With the woma eggs I used a 1 part water, .5 part water mixture and it worked well.
This should have read 1 part perlite to .5 parts water...... Fingers dont work as fast as the brain sometimes.....

Never bred womas.But alot of Gecko species have eggs that cant touch water or get to damp.I would just put them in a bottle cap etc. in sand half way burried then put that on top of the damp perelite.

Never bred womas.But alot of Gecko species have eggs that cant touch water or get to damp.I would just put them in a bottle cap etc. in sand half way burried then put that on top of the damp perelite.

Ever try the 'ol grid thing with lizard eggs?

Good to see ya back around, ya handsome devil you.

Ever try the 'ol grid thing with lizard eggs?

Good to see ya back around, ya handsome devil you.

Cant say i have.Dont see why it wouldnt work though.

And thanks.Yall didnt get rid of me that fast!