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in last 8 july,my 3,5m reticulated has a eggs.32eggs..
i decide to incubate the eggs seprately on at 92 degree,with 90% humidity,with vermiculate as substrat..but one by one,my eggs are rotting..
and the last 9 eggs was infected by molds..
its my first egg,so i dont know what can i do..
thx b4

sounds like they are too wet. Most people also cook their eggs at 88-89. 92 may be too hot.

Your humidity level is definitely not the problem. I have used maternal incubation with several python species in natural substrates at 90 to 95% humidity for 30 years with no issues. However, the incubation temps you are using are too high for retics, or any other python species except P. molurus. At 92 F, it is highly possible that the eggs would start to die part way through the incubation period due to developmental abnormalities. This would be especially true if your temp measurement device was reading even slightly lower than actual. The standard incubation range for retics is 88 to 90. Many people believe that mold on eggs will cause the death of that egg. In fact, with almost all fertile eggs that mold and subsequently apparently die, the embryo died first and then the mold set in. It is extremely rare that mold will cause the death of a healthy egg. One question I had would be if you internally examined each of the eggs that died, and how many of them were fertile? Thanks,

Kelly

what i have done everytime, is 88 degrees with a /- 1 degree leeway. and 75-85% humidity with the average being around 80%. havent had one not hatch out yet
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retic is king of kings

1.0 Tiger Retic
1.0 Albino Tiger Retic
0.1 Striped Tiger Retic (het albino)
0.1 Salmon Boa
1.0 Albino Boa
0.1 False Water Cobra

thx for any reply..
its my first eggs clutch..
and my question is,what should you prepare for maternal incubation for ur retic,or molurus?
cz im planning to breed some again..
thx again..