Re: First Eastern Indigos of 2002 have hatched.

Posted by Robert Seib on May 18, 2002 at 09:48:06:

In Reply to: First Eastern Indigos of 2002 have hatched. posted by Robert Seib on May 16, 2002 at 10:23:32:

: Yesterday on May 15, 2002 my first clutch of Eastern Indigos hatched. All my other clutches will hatch over the next 4 weeks. Yesterday's clutch hatched 3 months after deposition on 2-15-02.

Although I have been breeding indigos for a long time, since 1993, I am not sure why some of the babies are kinked. I have tried a variety of temperatures, a variety of moisture ratios and a few other things. I am also not sure why only some of the eggs hatch when they all look identical to begin with.

As far as sex ratio and temperatures are concerned, I think the sample sizes we deal with are just too small to be statistically significant. For example, all my baby Womas this year are females, but last year they were all males. I incubated them exactly the same both years.

One thing I noticed about indigo eggs is that they hatch faster at higher temps, 79-82. I used to incubate them in the low 70's and it took 120 days to hatch.

As far as cool down, I am no expert. I just let them get really cool with the seasons, sometimes into the 50's. You have to keep offering food to indigos all year long, so you have to have a hot spot, even though you are cooling them.

I think if breeding indigos were a science rather than an art, there would be an unlimited number of baby indigos available.

Robert Seib
May 18, 2002

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: : Yesterday on May 15, 2002 my first clutch of Eastern Indigos hatched. All my other clutches will hatch over the next 4 weeks. Yesterday's clutch hatched 3 months after deposition on 2-15-02. : Although I have been breeding indigos for a long time, since 1993, I am not sure why some of the babies are kinked. I have tried a variety of temperatures, a variety of moisture ratios and a few other things. I am also not sure why only some of the eggs hatch when they all look identical to begin with. : As far as sex ratio and temperatures are concerned, I think the sample sizes we deal with are just too small to be statistically significant. For example, all my baby Womas this year are females, but last year they were all males. I incubated them exactly the same both years. : One thing I noticed about indigo eggs is that they hatch faster at higher temps, 79-82. I used to incubate them in the low 70's and it took 120 days to hatch. : As far as cool down, I am no expert. I just let them get really cool with the seasons, sometimes into the 50's. You have to keep offering food to indigos all year long, so you have to have a hot spot, even though you are cooling them. : I think if breeding indigos were a science rather than an art, there would be an unlimited number of baby indigos available. : Robert Seib : May 18, 2002

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