Royal Incubation temperatures

[Vilenica]

I thought it would be interesting with all the change in times and info what our peers are doing with ball python eggs.

[Action Reptiles]

I incubate at 87-88 degree's I find hatchlings come out a little bigger and start feeding quicker...

[Vilenica]

For years ive gone at 89.5-90 but am now dropping down for longer incubations say 60 plus days 86.5-87.5

[Action Reptiles]

I still see hatchlings out before 60 days at 87 but guess it depends on the little ones..

[Vilenica]

really ive never have even been before day 60 at 88+ ... honestly i have never ... actually ive had um pip at 58,59 at 88degrees. but never out of the egg before 60. are you talking out of the egg or heads poppin out?

[Vilenica]

after 5 years or so of doing this im droppin down this year to get slower incubations looking for 86.5 to see what happens compared to my 88.5 with 1 degree variance (87.5-89.5)

[Action Reptiles]

It depends have had both, have a clutch last season that were out of egg(all but 1) by day 59. Usually they have pipped by then... have had some that pipped later it could be Im just lucky (but doubt it) lol

[Vilenica]

This year im looking to see pips at 64 and out of the egg fat 85+gram babys out of the egg at 66-67 at a nice 86.5 degrees

[blackcrystal22]

I'm just curious, but what is the benefit of a longer incubation?

[snakesRkewl]

I kept 91 degrees in my tub last year and pipping happened at day 52 and all 6 were 70 grams and happy and healthy.

The smallest one is 550 grams at 8 months old, the largest is 800 grams.

The tubs in my inc this year have held steady at 88.7 for six weeks, not doing so warm this year.
We bought a herpstat proportional for the inc and love the more stable temperature.