Hi Flavio -



I don't breed Burmese pythons any longer, but I have used both methods in the past with them. The incubator method you describe is far easier for a keeper to provide, and if you get fertile eggs, your hatch rate should be close to 100 per cent.



The method you describe for letting the female incubate her own eggs SHOULD produce an equally high hatch rate, but it is harder for the keeper to provide these conditions. When you think about it, what you are describing is just an extra-large incubator with not only the eggs but the female inside! Of course, it is somewhat more forgiving since the female will attempt to compensate for fluctuations in temperature and humidity.



With snakes like Burmese which produce extra heat during egg incubation, I've always felt that everyone should try the maternal incubation method at least once if they are able to provide reasonably good temperatures and humidities. It is really interesting to watch the mother do her thing.



-Joan

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