Incubation Temps....

I'm currently incubating my egg at 87.5 ... I'm on day 52 right now and I know s/he's alive because I see it movin. 80 seems a bit low though. But maybe doing the temperature up a degree every other day or so as to not shock them too much? I could be wrong though.

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Originally Posted by ptate

There have been studies done in 1973 that had successful hatchings with eggs incubated at 78 degrees. The incubation time ranged from 90-102 days to hatch. I wouldn't recommend trying it lol, but it is possible.

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Originally Posted by don15681

I'm not afraid to admit it, so I disagree with your post. Show me the studies on your post with the too low temps and the too high temps that are not in the 88-91 degree range. I incubate my eggs around 90* F but that temp isn't written in stone. it works for me. I know breeders that incubated just below 86* with great results and he has over 1000 snakes not including his yearly hatchlings and over 35 years breeding snakes, plus studies done that was published by VPI with incubation done far from the 89-91 range and with a high hatch rate.

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im no breeder and far from it, but what kind of snakes are u talking about in ur posts??? i do know that some snakes thrive in the low 70's their whole life. and here in the desert rattlesnake eggs can get as low as ~60 degrees, maybe cooler.

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Originally Posted by mpkeelee

im no breeder and far from it, but what kind of snakes are u talking about in ur posts??? i do know that some snakes thrive in the low 70's their whole life. and here in the desert rattlesnake eggs can get as low as ~60 degrees, maybe cooler.

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I'm posting about ball pythons since the incubating temps thread is in the ball python section. you have to be careful on reading posts. not that it's wrong, just it might not be the best method. a person will post what works for them. I already posted what worked for me and there was a better way of doing it. we are all here to help and to learn. if we only do what we read, then our learning in this great hobby is limited.

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Originally Posted by AcePythons

I'm currently incubating my egg at 87.5 ... I'm on day 52 right now and I know s/he's alive because I see it movin. 80 seems a bit low though. But maybe doing the temperature up a degree every other day or so as to not shock them too much? I could be wrong though.

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87 is fine... I've been incubating at that this year myself, they tend to be out of the egg right around day 62-64.