bators will work. but are not ideal. i never got why someone would spend 1000 on a snake and only spend 20 bucks on a incubator. dont get me worng i like most new people own a bator. am i proud of this no. but i do own one. i have hatched out many BD eggs in them. and leo eggs. but i lose about 1/2 of the eggs i put in there. since i started useing a nicer system i keep almost 100% of the eggs alive