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one of my leos layed two eggs. I didnt know it was going to be that fast! How long will the eggs last before I can put them in an incubator??

Thanks

not long. If you have your medium for incubation set them up in their deli cups or such and keep them in a steady mid 80's temp range and you shall be fine. If you don't know whats up I find a site on hatching eggs and set them up so. Most important is keep them humid but not wet, keep them in the mid 80's and don't turn them. Mark them with a pen or marker to show up. A sharpie works. I put mine in a deli cup with one cup of Perlite and about half a cup of distilled water and keep them in the furnace room during the winter and in the summer I have a 48 quart cooler with a screen floor 8 inches up from the bottom. Fill with about 5 to 6 inches of water and use a submersible fish tank heater in the water. A cheap remote digital thermometer and set the temp. The heater setting will usually be higher than the tank heat due to thye water heating the air. Works just as well if not better than bought incubators. How many fish tank heaters you seen screw up campared to those wafer thermos like in comercial incubators.
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Not to sound rude or anything but breeding should not be attempted unless you are set up for it. We breed quite a few snakes each year and our incubators are set up, plugged in and ready to go 365 days a year. Even in the months when we are not breeding our stuff is still set up so there is never a question. It is my understanding Leopard Gecko eggs are extreamly dependent on a strict temperature and do not do well with fluctuations "Simone back me up on that" so they should be in a reliable incubator ASAP
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