or any other lowland tropical rain forest python species, except Green Tree's. With incubator designs where the humidity may be a little more difficult to maintain, there is no problem spraying the eggs directly on an occasional basis. The key is that you just don't want them standing directly in a pool of water. If the incubator is tight, and it maintains consistent condensation on the sides of the egg container, then you may not need to mist. With most python species I work with, I usually use maternal incubation with the eggs and always mist the female every 2 or 3 days and let the water run down over the egg mass between the females coils. And I have misted blood eggs in an incubator as well. I have never had a problem arise from this practice whether in an incubator or with maternal incubation. It makes sense, as the eggs of the larger tropical pythons are laid on the ground usually during the rain season, and the female is directly exposed to rainfall periodically during the incubation period. Just try to avoid over saturation of the incubating substrate, although that is rarely a problem.



Kelly

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