Hi James,

I move the eggs into a small container with slightly moist Perlite. I've also incubated the eggs in the laying medium, which is a mixture of peat moss and potting soil. I've had great results with hatching the eggs this way also. The mix is moist enough to clump together if you squeezed it in your hand tightly. It is not wet, however.

I place the nest box (plastic container with hole in the top) in the cage the day after the female sheds. I've had females lay their eggs as little as three days after a shed and as long as 9 days. Five or 6 days after the shed seems to be the average for my hogs.

Even if your females are not gravid, they will enjoy digging around in the dirt. Good luck!

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