I have hatched a clutch of ackies. I did not know they were laid. Then after another clutch was laid, I dug them up and found a cave with ackies hatching right next to the newly laid eggs. I have a pic of this.

I have hatched V.caudolineatus in the cage three times, once the parents must have ate the babies or I threw them out with the garbage. As I found hatched eggs and no babies. V.caudolineatus hatch very quickly for varanids. For me in the sixty day range.

Most eggs take a fair amount of time. In most cases several seasons, In the winter the eggs die in the ground. If they are laid early summer and hatch before fall, then it can happen. Here all larger monitors take to long to hatch in cages, cross throught several seasons.

In other words, its not a reliable method. Cheers

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