Just put my eggs in a incubator on May 15th. How long before I should expect them to start hatching?
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How long do eggs take to hatch?
skyfire_1
May 22, 2008 07:06 AM
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tspuckler
May 22, 2008 07:33 AM
About 60 days when incubated in the low 80s.
Tim
Third Eye
DMong
May 22, 2008 09:58 AM
Make sure you put an accurate thermometer in with the eggs on the incubating medium(vermiculite/perlite) where the eggs will actually be. It's safer to have the eggs in slight error on the cooler side of temps, than it is to let them get too warm. I like to go for a "target" temp of 81-82 degrees, if your temps reach about 85 or above, that could be asking for trouble, and result in some possible problems such as spinal kinks, and/or other birth defects, and of course much higher can even kill the embryos.
By the same token, eggs will safely hatch even in the mid-high seventies, they will just take longer to hatch,........so the bottom line here is a little cooler is a little safer. 
best regards, ~Doug
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cherokee_reptile
May 23, 2008 07:54 PM
I use the room temp method in the mid to high 70s 76-78 and last year it took 78-80 days.
Tom
Nokturnel Tom
May 22, 2008 09:58 AM
That's a beauty Tim
Tom Stevens
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KJUN
May 22, 2008 02:13 PM
>>Just put my eggs in a incubator on May 15th. How long before I should expect them to start hatching?
Expect 63-66 days at 81.5F /- 0.5 degrees or so.
KJ
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KJUN Snakehaven
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