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    Eggs

    Why can't you let the females care for there brood of hatchlings themselves. Is it absolutely neccessary to remove the eggs to an incubator? Thanks.

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    Re: Eggs

    Quote Originally Posted by fm52e52
    Why can't you let the females care for there brood of hatchlings themselves. Is it absolutely neccessary to remove the eggs to an incubator? Thanks.
    As long as you are taking good care of your animals, there's no reason that you can't do whatever you want.

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    Re: Eggs

    I've let my female take care of her own eggs on many occassions. You have to keep a good eye on the temps and humidity. With an incubator it is alot easier to watch that stuff. With a tub filled with wet vermiculite its very easy to get the high humidity and constant temp required. You have a higher hatch rate with an incubator than maternal incubation. That has been my experience anyway.
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    Re: Eggs

    incubator is much easier. Maternal incubation can be very difficult to control temps and humidity plus Mom won't start eating again until eggs are hatched (another 2 months). Where I live it is so dry and arid I wouldn't dream of maternal incubation, but thats me.

    Figure 80%-95% humidity for at least 55 days with temps at 88-89. I struggle keeping 50% humidity where I live, but again thats my situation.

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    Re: Eggs

    Thanks everyone!

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