Whoops. Yes, 30 degrees C would be too low. I aim for 89 F, with a maximum of 90 degrees F (so around 32 C) with artificial incubation.



More on maternal incubation:



The larger the cage, the harder it may be to maintain proper conditions. Also, at least in the northern hemisphere, keeping the humidity up can be difficult with the heat cranked up in the winter. I always felt maintaining the humidity was the most difficult part of the equation in a cage. Consequently, I felt more tied to not being able to go away for the two months or so than I did with the eggs in an incubator.



The long fiber sphagnum Kelly mentioned is nice because it holds water well. Whatever media you use, the female will fashion her egg deposition site such that everything is pushed into a circle around her and she will lay the eggs on the plain surface which she has scraped bare. So, since you usually do not want to spray the eggs directly, you can keep the surrounding media damp without fear of hurting the eggs.



-Joan

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