38 days in [maternal incubation]

[mrshawt]

Natural and very cool!
Does she get nippy when you intrude on her? I'm not sure how territorial mothers can be on a clutch.

[Quiet Tempest]

She was not at all happy with the penlight in her tub. She struck at it once and then stared it down while I got a couple pics. I've since left her alone and won't bother her again unless I have to.

[TheOtherLeadingBrand]

That is very cool! What are you doing for heat and humidity?

[Quiet Tempest]

I've got an inch or two of moss lining the tub that's serving as her laybox. I was misting it at least once a week in the beginning but things seem to be stable in there now. I've got a hygrometer in the laybox with her that's reading around 70% but she stays tightly coiled around the eggs most of the time, so I imagine the humidity is even higher beneath her. Her laybox is sitting above the heat mat for the cage and a dinky little strip thermometer in there reads 80-90 through the course of the day.

[Rick247]

Now that is cool as heck.

[ballpythonluvr]

Very cool and Good Luck!

[xXxFluffyEmoxXx]

Very good. I have never really seen this done. I was told its always best to leave the eggs in the incubator. Cant wait to see what happens. Hey if its done in the wild, why not in captivity?

[TheOtherLeadingBrand]

Thank you! I am very interested in this. I, too, wonder why snakes cannot maternally incubate their eggs in captivity.

[Blue Apple Herps]

Thank you! I am very interested in this. I, too, wonder why snakes cannot maternally incubate their eggs in captivity.

Very good. I have never really seen this done. I was told its always best to leave the eggs in the incubator. Cant wait to see what happens. Hey if its done in the wild, why not in captivity?

They can and will incubate their eggs successfully in captivity. If you keep the humidity up and the temps good, they'll do just fine.

I did it last year with my only clutch - I didn't want to set up an incubator for only one clutch, so I let her do it. Everything worked out OK - and the OP looks like his eggs are doing great as well!

I think one of the reasons people use incubators is that way they can be in complete control over everything as well as start getting the female back up to size again for the next year.

[luna13]

thats awesome