Let's get a little specific as I know conditions vary from specie to specie and from state to state. So.....

California Kingsnakes in Arizona at 5,000 ft elevation (like around my house). These cal kings are laying their eggs underground (assumption since I've never flipped any). At what temperature range do you think these cal king eggs are incubating at? Does it vary, or being undergound, is it constant? A lot of us have read books on captive breeding, nothing concrete here, BUT....80-84 degrees, high hunidity, 60-70 days to hatch for the captive breds. I can't imagine that those standards are mimicking nature.......... In my area, cal kings are laying eggs in the spring time (not always warm up here in the least).

My conclusions based on absolutely no facts (LOL): wild cal king snake eggs in my area are layed underground, are incubated at lower temps (70's???), and take longer to hatch (more than 60-70 days).

Comments and discussion welcomed from everyone>



Kerby...

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