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I have a trio of female nelsons and I am certain that atleast two of them are gravid.

In regards to incubation temps for eggs, can they be in the same incubator as corn snake eggs (approximately 82 degrees) or should they be kept at a higher or lower temperature?

I appreciate any advice you could give!

In my humble opinion, I think you should keep the eggs closer to 80F. When I've kept king and milk eggs around 84F, I found they hatch earlier, around 62 to 64 days. The downside is about 1 per clutch had a deformity, like a bent spine or didn't develop properly and had to be euthanized.

When I reduced the temperature to an average of 80F the following year the eggs didn't hatch until 72 to 74 days, but none of them had any deformities.

I guess if you have excellent "control" of your incubation temp (and haven’t had any problems in the past with your other eggs) then 82F should be fine. I feel the warmer temps are prone to developmental problems, and should be avoided.

Good luck,
R

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i agree with RG,higher temps creates problems and smaller hatchlings.i keep my corns,kings and milks incubator at 79.9 and that has worked great.have fun!

I keep all my hondo eggs at 77/79 degrees. They take for ever to hatch "around 85 days", but they are the biggest healthiest babies you will ever see. The babies I kept back from last year are already over 200 grams. As it has been mentioned in previous posts if you keep them to hot you will have problems. ie: small babies that are under developed and usually die or wont eat. Plus i believe at lower temps you get more females although this is not proven but has been my experience.