How to Incubate Ball Python Eggs
- 1). Select an incubator that is wider than it is tall with side access. It should be large enough to hold the size and number of eggs the female laid.
- 2). Place small plastic containers inside the incubator. Fill each container with three inches of damp vermiculite. The vermiculite should clump together when you squeeze it.
- 3). Remove the eggs from the mother. Peel the eggs apart and separate them into small groups. Don't separate each individual egg. It's alright if some stick together.
- 4). Nestle each group of eggs inside the small plastic containers in the incubator. Place the eggs about 1/3rd of their diameter deep in the substrate orient the eggs in the same direction the female deposited them. Don't put too many eggs in each container.
- 5). Place heat tape, a heating pad or light bulbs inside the incubator. The temperature shouldn't vary by more than one or two degrees.
- 6). Regulate the temperature inside the incubator with a thermostat. A proportional thermostat monitors the temperature of the heat source to maintain the set temperature.
- 7). Run a small fan inside the incubator. Some parts of the incubator are warmer than others. The fan circulates the warm air throughout the incubator, maintaining the temperature balance.
- 8). Monitor the humidity levels within the incubator. If the eggs partially collapse, add water to prevent further egg collapse.
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