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i really didnt notice until two days ago and said i will order a hovabator just to be safe. well didnt do that in time so now i will have to wait until moday to get it. i have her coiled around them tightly and have been misting the cage to keep the humidity levels up also she has a big water bowl in the animal plastics rack. do you guys think i will be ok until moday? any suggestions or help is really appreciated! by the way what a suprise to open a tub and see 5 eggs! i just hope they will be safe! thanks again!

1. Don't mess with her if possible.

2. Be sure the eggs aren't stuck to the cage floor, if they are you may damage them trying to remove the clutch , in that case if they are stuck bad to the floor you will need to just let her maturnal incubate them, isn;t worth the risk of damaging them if your not experinced in that situation.

3. Be sure the temp is around 85-87 degrees, better to be a little cool than to be to hot (cook the eggs that way).

4. Misting is good just spray a good amount on the opposite end of the cage/tub and don't spray up by her and the eggs, if the cage isn't highly ventilated you should only need to spray once maybe twice daily.

5. Be sure the water bowl is to small for her to attempt to scoot the eggs in the bowl, isn't likely to happen really but I have heard of stranger things happening over the years of talking with folks.

6. NEXT TIME BE MORE PREPARED FOR EGGS, you never know when a surprise clutch will come, that's why it's called a surprise, lol.

7. Make sure that new incubator is not to warm , again since your in a time pinch set it up a little on the cool side (say 86-87F range) and make very gradual changes up to about 88.5-89F for a styro incubator . I wouldn't go above 89F cut off point on one of those hovabators since the shut off point is usually almost 2 degrees above the average mid range temp it wants to settle at.

good luck, Anthony McCain

Thanks for all your info! Much appreciated!