need help Ball python has eggs!!!

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Originally Posted by zman

where do i put the hygrometer in the incubator , or in the sealed container with the eggs

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is it possible to plump the eggs back up , and if so how can i do this , someone said put a wet or damp papertowel on top of the eggs

Honestly, I'd buy three.. one for each of your ball python enclosures and one for the incubator.

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Originally Posted by zman

is it possible to plump the eggs back up , and if so how can i do this , someone said put a wet or damp papertowel on top of the eggs

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They should plump back up with the increased humidity in your egg tub, but might never plump back out fully. I've used lightly dampened sphagnum moss draped over eggs to plump them out when I've had early dimpling in the past.

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Originally Posted by Quiet Tempest

They should plump back up with the increased humidity in your egg tub, but might never plump back out fully. I've used lightly dampened sphagnum moss draped over eggs to plump them out when I've had early dimpling in the past.

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i saw that stuff at lowes in the garden center , ill get some and dampen it with a spray bottle

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Originally Posted by zman

i saw that stuff at lowes in the garden center , ill get some and dampen it with a spray bottle

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i got some of that moss stuff, and sprayed it with water , coverd the eggs , the hydrgometer reads about 90% humity

That is good. You can use a small meg light flash light to see if there are veins in them.

Now that you have all that going good. Do you know what you are going to do with the babies?

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Originally Posted by boasandballs

That is good. You can use a small meg light flash light to see if there are veins in them.

Now that you have all that going good. Do you know what you are going to do with the babies?

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someone told me not to use the moss it will get moldy , i coverd them with more vermiculite , just so a little of the egg was showing , now im having trouble keeping the humity up in the incubator

I've not experienced mold as a result of using moss in lay boxes or humid hides, but if you're not comfortable using it that's fine too.

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Originally Posted by zman

someone told me not to use the moss it will get moldy , i coverd them with more vermiculite , just so a little of the egg was showing , now im having trouble keeping the humity up in the incubator

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I have never had that problem. Are you using a closed tub for the eggs in the incubator? You should be ok with that. Sometimes the eggs don't plump up, it is ok as long as they don't dimple more. Pinch the vermiculite every couple days when you check them and add a little water in the corners if you think it is drying out.

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Originally Posted by boasandballs

I have never had that problem. Are you using a closed tub for the eggs in the incubator? You should be ok with that. Sometimes the eggs don't plump up, it is ok as long as they don't dimple more. Pinch the vermiculite every couple days when you check them and add a little water in the corners if you think it is drying out.

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thanks for all your help , they are in a sealed tupperware container i have vermiculite all around the eggs , almost covering them , the container might be alittle small as in height its close the lid might be pressing down on the top egg