Quote Originally Posted by cinderbird View Post
Maternal incubation is used outside of Africa, but not very commonly. The reason is because in captivity, females don't really have the ability to regulate their clutches properly. A lot of them (if you're in the US) will be incubating over the winter, when the air is already really dry and the temps cooler than what the girls prefer. I've heard of larger females having more success because they can better regulate temperature and humidity with their coils.

The number one reason against maternal incubation is that the females will not eat if they are holding eggs. Breeders want to get weight back on their girls after laying to give them a go for the next season.

There are a few threads on this, some with pictures. Try a search for "maternal incubation" in the search bar it should bring them up.

i believe that is is better if you put the eggs in the incubator but i have seen females who will eat while on the eggs and drink too.