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Leopard Gecko Egg Questions?

Hello I am currently looking around for a incubator but I have a few questions about the leopard gecko eggs I currently have six eggs in a ten gallon tank know I have the eggs in that brick soil that breaks apart with water and they are in a long contanier I have a temp gage and humidity gage also in the tank a screen lid and a heat emitor know the temp is good what should I have the humidity stay at? should the contaner have a lid on it or should I leave the lid off also the eggs look like they are caving in is this normal I candaled the eggs and they looked fertal they were yellowy and I could see a little red spot and it looked like some vains I guess so I am pritty sure they were good eggs I am just ensure of the caving in off the eggs any help would be greatly apresiated as these are my first reptile eggs and also I live in the oshawa area and am finding it kinda hard to find vermiculite any help thanks

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1. Well I use vermiculite, which works great. The humidity needs to be very slightly moist. My first time I had it too moist and after that I lessened the amount of water and everything worked fine. I would keep a lid on it which helps keep the humidity more constant. I usually get my eggs at the right humidity and never have to add any more water the entire breeding season. So keep the eggs moist but barely and they should be good. Also, I'm sure you know to never turn the eggs.
2. Go to any of your local farm stores (or somewhere that sells farm supplies) and get an incubator. Otherwise, LLLReptile sells them for about $40. The Hovabator is going to be the most common one you'll find. The setup you have now is not going to work. The eggs must be kept in deli cups or small tupperwares COVERED so they don't collapse like yours are. They get dried out much too fast when the humidity isn't high enough. Also, using a heat emitter is not a great idea because the ambient temps change too much. I'd get on that incubator as soon as you can.