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So after coming home to seven baby Brazilian Rainbow boas in my female's cage Sunday afternoon, I come home to Dijon, my female crested laying in the cage, of course not in the cup of vermaculite I provided but under the rock water dish.
I have a few questions, seeing as how I have very little info on how to hatch an egg. I read in a previous post that the egg could be incubated in 50/50 water and vermaculite at room temperature, unfortunately its been hot out here in California and its usually in the low 70s in the house by the time I get home from work at 8:30, will this tempertaure work still? Also, my female seems a bit upset that I took the egg out, should I put it back? would it be okay in the cage with crickets? I dont think so, but then I dont have a clue. Right now I have the egg in a 50/50 water vermaculite mix in a small glad container with the lid on. Does it need holes or should leave it open all the way?????
Any info would be a huge help.

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Jess
1.1 adult brazilian rainbows
1.0 normal corn
1.0 african brown house snake
0.1 hypo Boa constrictor
0.1 normal boa constrictor
0.1 normal ball python
1.1 crested geckos

Oodles of mice
1.1 paranoid parents "too many snakes!"

Sorry selected a pic of my female BRB when I wanted to post this one.

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Jess
1.1 adult brazilian rainbows
1.0 normal corn
1.0 african brown house snake
0.1 hypo Boa constrictor
0.1 normal boa constrictor
0.1 normal ball python
1.1 crested geckos

Oodles of mice
1.1 paranoid parents "too many snakes!"

first thing I would do is redo your incubation medium, you want it 1:1 vermiculite to water by WEIGHT not by volume ( as I'm sure that's probably how you have it) if you dit by volume it will be way too wet, and will definitely make the egg go bad ( if the egg is fertile to begin with).
poke a small hole or two in the container, and check the moisture of the medium once or twice a week and add a little bit of watre if you feel that it is too dry. your temps will be fine, they will hatch if kept between 60-85 degrees, with mid to lower 70's being optimal in my opinion. I've had crested eggs get over 90 degrees and still hatch, so you should have a problem keeping them at room temp. The larger container you use for incubating the egg the better, as you won't have to worry about the medium drying out as fast. I would suggest a 16 oz. deli cup at minimum, even if it's only for 1 egg. Let me know if you have anymore questions, and good luck!