Kingsnake and milksnake eggs tend to dry out quickly if not humid enough, but they are also quite tolerant of imperfect conditions, at least temporary imperfect conditions.



When I first tried hatching eggs many years ago, I did not know how. Surprisingly, all the eggs hatched. I would spray water right on them if they looked dry, and I gave them lots of air exchange each day because I was worried all the water might clog the air exchange capability. In spite of me, they hatched (Cal kings, Sinaloans). This tells me that the eggs are not overly sensitive compared to say python eggs.



Are you sure yours dried out? Were they all caved in early on? Or were they really plump? Too much water pressure inside the egg can cause problems.



I took one egg to my daughter's summer school class, placed it in a plastic container with a wet paper towel which I moistened as needed. Left it at room temp, which fluctuated day to night. Egg hatched. Like I say, king/milk eggs are not very fussy about conditions as long as they aren't too dry for too long or too wet for too long.
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