If the enclosure retains humidity good & you're able to maintain aproximately 70 - 80% humidity fairly easily I suggest leaving the eggs with momma. There are things you can do to help keep the humidity up for most fully enclosed cages.

I also feel that you also need to be able to maintain an ambient temperature of 85 - 88 degrees for the nesting area. Some say slightly lower temps (low to mid 80's) but I feel this works momma quite a bit to keep the temps of the eggs up.

Overnight temps can drop a little as long as they don't last very long.

It's common for them to have a few dud eggs in a clutch. If you're not positive they're duds, leave 'em until you are.

Let it be known that I don't consider myself an expert and I'm not bashful about doing things against the norm if it works for me. In other words, I'm advising you to take other people's suggestions into consideration as well and do what you feel is right for you & your situation.

Congrats on the eggs! What are the parents?

Have a good one!
HH
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• Eggs - jsbarnwell, Mon May 5 14:27:39 2008
• RE: Eggs - HappyHillbilly, Mon May 5 15:34:28 2008
• RE: Eggs - jsbarnwell, Mon May 5 16:18:23 2008
• RE: Eggs - HappyHillbilly, Mon May 5 20:31:29 2008
• RE: Eggs - jsbarnwell, Mon May 5 21:11:19 2008
• Contraction rate..... - Kelly_Haller, Mon May 5 22:30:52 2008
• RE: Eggs - jsbarnwell, Tue May 6 10:35:22 2008
• RE: Eggs - HappyHillbilly, Tue May 6 11:08:54 2008
• RE: Eggs - HappyHillbilly, Tue May 6 10:38:28 2008
• RE: Eggs - jsbarnwell, Tue May 6 12:01:03 2008
• RE: Eggs - HappyHillbilly, Tue May 6 13:00:39 2008
• RE: Eggs - jsbarnwell, Tue May 6 15:50:53 2008
• Maternal incubation setup...... - Kelly_Haller, Wed May 7 00:52:42 2008
• RE: Maternal incubation setup...... - HappyHillbilly, Wed May 7 01:33:20 2008
• Thanks for all the help (I screwed up) - jsbarnwell, Wed May 7 15:47:41 2008
• RE: Thanks for all the help (I screwed up) - jsbarnwell, Wed May 7 20:44:45 2008
• RE: No you didn't - HappyHillbilly, Wed May 7 21:58:51 2008
• RE: No you didn't - jsbarnwell, Wed May 7 22:50:56 2008
• Ambient temps...... - Kelly_Haller, Wed May 7 23:35:40 2008
• RE: Ambient temps...... - jsbarnwell, Thu May 8 08:57:46 2008
• RE: Ambient temps...... - BenR79, Thu May 8 10:05:54 2008
• RE: No you didn't - HappyHillbilly, Thu May 8 00:42:16 2008
• RE: No you didn't - jsbarnwell, Thu May 8 08:50:12 2008