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i have heard som interesting info on incubating and not incubating,(leting the female do it herself), wich is best for a higher percentage of hatch rate?, and would a first year breeder know what to do?

id incubate .......unless you can keep a stable temp and humidity in the viv.....in my oppinion its easier,cleaner,and more reliable....

just my view.
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no way the way no limit the limit

>>i have heard som interesting info on incubating and not incubating,(leting the female do it herself), wich is best for a higher percentage of hatch rate?, and would a first year breeder know what to do?

What kind of snake are we talking? Pythons tend to maternally incubate. That said my BP stressed too much (probably cause I did too) and she left her eggs after a week....so I needed an incubator anyway.
Other sorts of snakes aren't gonna do much incubation wise.
Often more temperate climate snake's eggs can be incubated at lower temps for longer. But still. I would say, research what you are thinking, for your type of snake and go from there.
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Sonya

the snakes in question are australian water pythons, corn snakes, and burms

out of all of them the only one i know that is capable of rising its own body temp is the burm.it dose this by sort of twitching.as for the others i reckon youd get a better hatch rate through incubation.with that said all snake eggs can be left naturally its wheather you want a high good result or a low or unsucessful one...if it were that good to leave it to the mother why do almost all breeders incubate..think about it.
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no way the way no limit the limit

Corns abandon their eggs, and they're not going to hatch correctly in the cage. With the pythons, I think you have a chance.