Egg incubation for Mandarins??.....>

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Posted by Terry Cox on May 26, 2001 at 09:30:55:

In Reply to: Female Mandarin Rat layed x 7 good eggs,INFO EGG INCUBATION? posted by Dave Powell on May 26, 2001 at 01:27:42:

: Would love to hear from all you Mandarin enthusiasts on your egg incubation techniques,temperature,humidity,incubation substrates,hatching times,etc.Since I'm excited about my 1st clutch of eggs from my c.b.& raised'Hunan' mandarin rat,any info would be greatly appreciated to make this a success.Thanks,Dave[p.s. as soon as I figure out how to transfer my digital camera pics online here I'll post some pics of her with the eggs-any info on that too would be helpful].

Dave,

I don't see why incubating mandarin eggs should be much different from the other Asian rat eggs. I haven't bred mine, yet, but in the two years I've had them they have kept just like the others, and are doing very well. I would say they like a little more humidity than more northerly forms, but temps are fairly normal, maybe even a little on the cool side.

With the eggs I'd try normal procedure using vermiculite and temps up to around 82*F. They could probably drop a few degrees at night with no ill effect being a montane species. Seeing as it hardly ever cools down in s. Florida anyway, you could probably even incubate them on a shelf at room temps. Wish ya' luck :o)

I'll be waiting to see those pics of the Hunan's. TMC

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: : Would love to hear from all you Mandarin enthusiasts on your egg incubation techniques,temperature,humidity,incubation substrates,hatching times,etc.Since I'm excited about my 1st clutch of eggs from my c.b.& raised'Hunan' mandarin rat,any info would be greatly appreciated to make this a success.Thanks,Dave[p.s. as soon as I figure out how to transfer my digital camera pics online here I'll post some pics of her with the eggs-any info on that too would be helpful]. : : Dave, : I don't see why incubating mandarin eggs should be much different from the other Asian rat eggs. I haven't bred mine, yet, but in the two years I've had them they have kept just like the others, and are doing very well. I would say they like a little more humidity than more northerly forms, but temps are fairly normal, maybe even a little on the cool side. : With the eggs I'd try normal procedure using vermiculite and temps up to around 82*F. They could probably drop a few degrees at night with no ill effect being a montane species. Seeing as it hardly ever cools down in s. Florida anyway, you could probably even incubate them on a shelf at room temps. Wish ya' luck :o) : I'll be waiting to see those pics of the Hunan's. TMC

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