I've got Tokay eggs - HELP!

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paul112

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My old female Tokay, the one that was shaking, laid eggs today! One looks good, the other's a bit dented and wonky.

Anyway, she's clearly exhausted and needs some calcium back into her. But how do I go about this? Live insects like crickets and locusts might eat the eggs, right? She seems to be refusing to eat from the tongs so I think pinkies and hand feeding are out of the question.

The water I'm spraying in the tank has some nutrients in it, aswell as vitamins and calcium, but she can't just survive on that.

UPDATE: I got some waxworms, which I know are rubbish health wise, but I'm gonna put them in a bowl of Cuttlebone powder in the tank, hopefully she'll eat something.

I've stuck a thermometer next to the eggs, it's reading about 80'F. This temperature will drop quite a bit when the light goes out though. I know in nature, the eggs would have a lower temp at night, but should I put a heatpad in the tank at night, to keep the ambient temps up?

I've read they lay several clutches. Should I be expecting more eggs?

Help!
Paul
 
Where were the eggs laid? If you can, put a small deli cup with a little moss in it over the eggs and tape it so the live food and geckos can't get at them.
 
Using a pinkie will definitely help restore some of the calcium shes lost also the nutrients from feeding on whole prey food items will kick start her appetite. Keep spraying her and keep the temps up 24/7 you can use a red bulb to keep it night like and still retain the warmth.
 
You will need a incubator just like any other reptile;) Tokay eggs should get glued to a peace of cork, you will have to move the woule thing and put it in a incubator.
 
Wait if your going to put a heat pad, dont put it directly over the eggs and put a termostat to keep temps under control. You could stuck a taperware with sticky tape over it and filled with moist vermiculite, a portable incubator:D
 
coura;3041668; said:
Wait if your going to put a heat pad, dont put it directly over the eggs and put a termostat to keep temps under control. You could stuck a taperware with sticky tape over it and filled with moist vermiculite, a portable incubator:D
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genious lol
 
It's a small 4W heatpad, and I put it outside the glass about a foot away from the eggs. Nighttime temps dropped to 65'F. I've been told that eggs can drop down into the 60's without problem, but I'd rather have the temps higher, so I'll move it closer tonight. Just a few inches at a time until I get a decent temp.

Paul
 
Do what I told you earlier and you have nothing to worry about;)
 
If you make sure that your daytime times are as close to 86 degrees as possible and the eggs have adequate humidity you will be fine. I had a group that would lay all the time. Babies would just appear and I would remove them. As far as the comment made earlier about pinkies for calcium boost. I would strongly recommend you don't use them. The are an O.K. supplement for slim breeding females, but not a quick fix. Pinkies are like little sticks of butter. High in fat and protein and very low in calcium. Just up the dusting of your feeder insects. Good luck with the incubation.
 
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