Re: [Killietalk] Rachovii hatch time

[Brian Watters <bwatters at shaw_ca>]

Scott Douglass wrote:

>
> Another dumb question.. Why are you all having such
> long times with the N. rachovii? I know the obvious
> answer is I live somewhere that is permanently "damn
> hot" 28C average room temp (83F i think).
>

The obvious answer is, in this case, the correct one.

>
> But even the European guys I know are hatching
> them at about three months.
>

Not all of them. I would bet that those who are experiencing relatively
short incubation times are also those who are using "elevated" storage
temperatures.

There is not real trick to shortening the incubation times of Notho eggs but
that is not necessarily what everyone wants. Personally, I prefer longer
incubation times as it broadens the hatching window and gives me greater
flexibility. The longer incubation times are also closer to what happens in
nature, although that is not necessarily an important factor.
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