Orbeez a new incubation method?

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@speedsmorphs5654 Ай бұрын

Funny. My two boys have a play gun that hoots those Orbies all over the yard. Hard to change what has been working with vermiculite but may be worth a try. Thanks for sharing.

@esoteric_exotics_inc 2 ай бұрын

Been having great success for the past two seasons with orbeez. I have been doing 30-40g of orbeez to 5-600ml of water for approximately a 1 1/2” layer under the egg tray and have not had had to rehydrate all the way through the first shed. I keep press and seal on the egg box until a week before they are due. Regarding those asking why not just use water with a tray on top, I tried that before making the switch to orbeez and I didn’t like how the water sloshes around in the box. The orbeez eliminated that problem. The yellow hardware store sponges are also a good option to incubate on in my experience, but the orbeez take up almost no space and last for many clutches. They are also fun to look at lol. Some folks have had success with pre-soaking the orbeez and storing them in jugs at the beginning of the baby season and pouring out what is needed when eggs drop without having to wait to hydrate them. Orbeez are also great for soaking a snake with stuck shed and not risking them drowning somehow. They can be fully submerged and have enough air between the beads to breathe.

@NixonReptiles Ай бұрын

Thats great it was def a rough draft here but they plumped up nicely and so far so good next time ill prep a bunch and just have them ready to go in the incubator for clutches coming up.

@Windy_City_Morphs 2 ай бұрын

Brandon only added a sip of water to the tub. 😂 make sure you guys fill the tub half way with water

@NixonReptiles 2 ай бұрын

@@Windy_City_Morphs first time haha wasn’t as prepared they did absorb all the water though and things are looking good 2 weeks later

@Windy_City_Morphs 2 ай бұрын

Once you add the orbeez to the bottom of the tub you fill the tub half way with water and it takes about 30 minutes for the water to be absorbed. Then you dump the excess water out and you’re ready to incubate. No need to be adding water after your eggs are in the incubator.

@polymorphpythons 2 ай бұрын

Interesting I got 2 simcontainer planning on trying that, since I cant buy anymore of those eggboxes I might give orbeez a try at some point ! Thanks ! 🙂

@NixonReptiles Ай бұрын

simcontainer thats the one I was thinking of those are crazy expensive though not practical for a good number of clutches at least cost wise but I wouldnt be opposed to them.

@RAMERYS_ROYALS 2 ай бұрын

Great Clutch🔥 and that female is a beauty!

@NixonReptiles Ай бұрын

yeah should be some nice babies from that one!

@mators-creations Ай бұрын

I'm giving it a try myself this year with the water beads and so far it's going good with the pre trail and once your done with them you can dry them out and reuse them but I use a 1 tbsp and it gives you the right amount which is 2 beads high

@akari_reptiles 2 ай бұрын

Huge bag of vermiculite taking up space vs. a small bag of water beads. It's a better alternative but I might wait for more people to experiment with them before I give it a go.

@NixonReptiles 2 ай бұрын

@@akari_reptiles I heard of it through Juan at Windy City and others have done it as well. I’m not even opposed to just water but want the eggs further away from that water.

@mountainwaveexotics 2 ай бұрын

I may give it a try

@NixonReptiles Ай бұрын

take a look at some of the comments from those who have done it more here :)

@balllabs 2 ай бұрын

Why not just use water and nothing else?

@NixonReptiles 2 ай бұрын

@@balllabs I would worry about water sloshing around that said I wouldn’t be against it but I wouldn’t want the eggs that close to water directly. There are those super expensive incubation tubs where you put water in the bottom then suspend the eggs above which I’d like but not willing to spend the $ per tub that would be.

@tylerhansen5062 2 ай бұрын

Came to comments something similar to what’s already been commented. We used trays over water this year and had no issues at all. Are you using the Orbies as an anti slosh?

@NixonReptiles 2 ай бұрын

@@tylerhansen5062 I wouldn’t say that. The response below should cover it so I’ll copy paste it I would worry about water sloshing around that said I wouldn’t be against it but I wouldn’t want the eggs that close to water directly. There are those super expensive incubation tubs where you put water in the bottom then suspend the eggs above which I’d like but not willing to spend the $ per tub that would be.