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my female just layed her first eggs today! i haven't counted exactly how many yet because im going to wait until tomorrow to put them in the incubator. She's soaking right now and is drinking a ton. Couple questions though. . .what temperature do you incubate the eggs at, and for how long? What should i feed her to get her big and fat again?

Thanks a lot.
 
Just to let you know ahead of time, it's my first breeding season. From what I've read, 83 is fine (actually, anywhere from 82-84 will do). What type of thermostat are you using? What is your incubator made of? And finally, what is the heat source? I'm using a herpstat digital proportional thermostat attatched to flexwatt in an old cooler.
Good luck!
-Drew
 
Watch out - be very sure to monitor the temps, the "wafer thermostats" in hovabators don't provide much control. You can hatch eggs, but you just need to monitor the temps more. I know because I tried hatching leopard gecko eggs using a hovabator once, I thought I had the right temperature, but in a couple days when I checked again it had risen too high. That's why I didn't take any risks this time. Now I have a digital proportional thermostat, which adjusts the temperature several times every minute, to ensure accuracy.
-Drew
 
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