perlite. Tim S. got me on peralite for the snake eggs. It's just less messy when the snakes hatch out, unless you have the course vermiculite.

Everyone thinks the setting is still so wet, but at this stage its really not. The flash from the camera really makes the moss look a lot wetter than it is now. I have a humidity probe in there and it is reading 60%, as when I first set it up it was 95-100%. The eggs are in a tub I use for small snakes, and is about 10"x16", with small holes. So it has a lot of room to spread moisture, and slowly air out. I did not plan all that, it just happen that way.

As I've said, I do plan to change to a conventional setup. I just wish the eggs were not fused. I had a few sets of ball python eggs that I tried the dental floss trick, but I just stopped and did them as a batch. I'm no expert, but I have hatched a few clutches of various herps.

As far as "dead" ones, I guess that idea if they have not bounced back by now they will not?

I kind of posted this as the moss really worked well for this purpose. ORginally that first day, I made a floor of moss that was not that wet for the eggs to lie on. Then there was a kind of dome over them of wetter moss. Lots of air, and not a ton of direct contact. But I assure you they are not that wet. I have a new camera Nikon D-50, and I have not looked up how to force "no flash".

Thanks for all the info and help everyone. I hope to post some baby pics in 52 days!
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Big Tom

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