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this is my first time dealing with BP eggs. well, I had a human baby incubator that had a thermostat and non-thermostat setting, and to my surprise and horror I found out that the thermostat setting didn't work the day that 7 eggs were laid.

that means that I have to check on it, alot, and adjust the heating element. I've been spraying the sides with water to keep humidity above 75%.

I figured that my 4-hour a day job could be dealt with, along with waking up in the middle of the night to check, but sadly the temperature has swung from 87-95 degrees and humidity has been as low as 60%.

I noticed one egg start to yellow, and become rougher, so I figured it was just infertile. however, after a 2 hour trip today, I came back to notice that all but 2 eggs are seemingly starting the same process.

Is it possible that 5 out of 7 are infertile? or am I doing something horribly wrong and they're just going to die one by one?

I know I've dealt with husbandry wrong, so I'd like to not hear about that. I'm just trying to salvage what I have left of this project and save any eggs if I can. I can make a tub in my thermostat rack free and move the eggs in. I was just wondering if the process I desrcibe is usual infertile eggs withering away or the result of improper conditions

btw it's only been 2 days, if that factors into this at all

Candle them and see if there are veins - if they glow yellow and are empty they are infertile - if they glow pink with veins then they are fertile - but probably failing - you need to get yourself a proper incubator ASAP - the temperature needs to be at 89* constant and 100% humidity. Plus or minus a degree or % in humidity is ok - huge fluctuations will kill the eggs if you haven't already.

Good luck.
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Tosha
JET Pythons

I suggest buying a thermostat to plug the incubator into.
Put the probe in the egg chamber. If it hits too high, it will turn the incubator off.
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