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RMB
at Sat Dec 2 16:55:55 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by RMB ]
Well, you don't mention species and these variables depend on the species. I assume we're talking Box Turtles here. According to Tess' website, at 85°F the eggs should hatch in 65-90 days. You can incubate warmer or cooler than this depending on what sex ratios you're striving for. There aren't any hard and fast data on humidity, likely owing to the extreme variance that eggs experience in nature. I incubate eggs for my research in the natural beach sand they (non Box Turtle species) were laid in and very occasionally mist the surface of the sand - I get pretty darn close to a 100% hatch rate.
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RE: O.K., how does it work? - RMB, Sat Dec 2 16:55:55 2006