Nope, not getting defensive or trying to argue one bit. I was just simply sharing my incubation techniques and the reasons why. I agree that 10 degrees is at the extreme for the wild and it is for my room as well. I would say that in my room eggs typically range between 78-82 deg. with the occasional dip down to 75 and a spike up to 85. I will do some tests this summer and see what the ground temps and my room temps do. I bet they will be pretty close.



And yes, the eggs in the wild were all hatched. They were still attached to each other, in a very natural looking position with perfect egg tooth slits in every one. One hatched clutch was found under a rock exposed to direct sunlight. The rock was only 3" thick at best. the under side of rocks that size get warm in the day and cool off at night. That's why we flip that type of rock for snakes in the spring. It gives a sheltered warm area for the snakes to hide during the day.

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