"She came off the eggs except for around them, does that mean its to hot."



Possibly. If she's nesting directly under the heat source and the temp beside her measures 88 I'd lower the thermostat setting about 3 degrees and see how things go.



Last year mine would ocassionally crawl around, seemingly "stretching her legs", so to speak. There were a few times she did what yours did and I interpreted it as cooling the eggs, or avoiding overheating them. I don't think yours has been on the eggs long enough to be taking breaks, yet, but anything's possible.



Also, some will feed while on the eggs while others won't. Mine wouldn't. I suggest offering her a fresh-killed or frozen/thawed meal every now & then.



One last thing that's on my mind at the moment; if you haven't noticed by now, momma burms can be protective of their eggs, no matter how docile she normally is. So be careful & respectful.



Hang in there!

Mike
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