My first year I had my female in a 40g breeder tank with a screen lid and even though I had clingwrap over most of the lid, I wasn't comfortable with the thought of her laying in the tank. I ended up making a lay box/humid hide for her out of a 30qt tub with a hole cut into the lid. I gave her the hide about three weeks or so before I expected her to lay and she spent almost all of her time in there. When she finally did lay, she was in there 24/7 only stretching out to drink occasionally.

I haven't had a problem with any of my females knocking over water bowls while brooding. Not to say that it couldn't happen but I think they're usually absorbed in what they're doing and aren't as likely to be prowling around and cause the bowl to flip.


If you decide to give maternal incubation a try, good luck and take lots of pictures.