Robin I would turn on the incubator at least two weeks before you are supposed to get eggs. That way you know that everything is running right. I make up my own eggs boxes with a water and perelite mixture and it works great for me and I can add water if I need to. I have no idea about hatchrite but I would worry about it drying out 6 weeks before you have eggs and then the 60 days it could take them to hatch. I like to monitor them every week that they are cooking.

Robin is this your first time having eggs? If so that is cool you get to experience the rush of hatching out your own snakes for the first time.

Brock