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I put the wet moss in the cage, put a glass top on (with a crack in the back for a lil but of breathing air), put up a towel so she has privacy, and left the heat lamp on. Anything else i should do? She is currently under her reptile hut, eggs within her coil and i was wondering if i should just leave her like that or take the hut out. I notice in everyone elses pictures the eggs and mother orent covered any. Ive left the heat lamp on 24 hours to keep the cage warm enough but i did move it to the opposite end of the hut and eggs. The next day she had moved the hut and all over under the lamp? Should i just leave it on all the time? I hope im doing this all ok...ill try and have pics posted by the end of the weekend. Thanks to all!

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Hey, I'm kind of winging it here, thank me after they hatch. My first maternal incubation clutch still has about 3 weeks to go.

That is awesome that she was able to move the eggs and hut. I figure she knows best so leave her under the lamp if that is where she wants.

If you don't already have one of those remote probe thermometers (i.e. "indoor/outdoor" you might get one and carefully stick the probe under the hut just to see what is going on temperature wise.

Just keep up the heat and humidity and try not to disturb her any more than necessary.

Good luck!

Sounds good. Like i said, ill try and get some pics posted so you can see how i have it set up. Thanks again.

Oh yes, about the hut, I would keep it in. Probably helps on heat and humidity and certainly on keeping her less stressed.

Most people pull the eggs and put them in an incubator and of course it's hard to get a good pic in a hide so that's why you don't see them in the pics.