Quote Originally Posted by Wh00h0069 View Post
Because in an incubator you have a very controlled environmoent. It is tougher to create this in an open room. Eggs may die if conditions are not met.
If eggs were left unattended or neglected (read: not coiled and guarded) by their mother, yes they'd surely die but if you're keeping your balls' enclosure properly and you have a female with good maternal instincts then leaving the eggs with her for a few days or for the entire duration of incubation does not mean certain death for the clutch.

I'm not trying to dissuade your preferred method of incubating eggs. Only trying to dispel some of the misinformation that gets stirred up on the topic.

If you haven't read it, this was definitely a worthwhile study comparing brooded eggs and artificially incubated eggs and their subsequent hatchlings:
http://www.rcreptiles.com/articles/w...their-eggs.pdf