I think that it's great that people have successfully, maternally incubated their BP eggs. I personally use an incubator, because I like to get the females eating soon after laying. They just seem so thin and empty after they lay their eggs! But obviously in the wild, they live through incubating of their eggs.. and people Do do it in captivity. It is just my preference to use an outside incubator and get my girls fat and sassy as fast as possible. Kudos to those who maternally or artificially incubate successfully!