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I just got a female from a friend that I pretty much was sure she was pregnant. I set up a humid hide for her to lay in and was expecting her to be laying in there. Today I was checking out her enclosure and I picked up her cave just to check things out and I found an egg. It has a little dent on the top and bottom and it has a little weight to it. How can I tell if it's alive or not. I put it in a plastic tupperware type of container on moist paper towels under a heat lamp in her tank. Any other pointers anyone can give me?

Do you have a thermometer in the container?
If not..that heat lamp cant get PRETTY hot..you might want to consider that.
Also..if your looking into buying an incubator..you can get a fairly cheap one from a local feedstore for around $35-$45.
Or you can buy one online.
I personally have never purchased one online, but maybe someone else can help you out with that.
I bought a hovabator for hatching chicken eggs from a feedstore...the name brand is Little Giant.
It has worked well for me so far, besides a few temperature fluctuations which havent caused any damage to any of my eggs.
Another method you could use is to either set up your own incubator inside of a fish tank or styraphoam container, and use an underwater heater for heat.
I have never done this myself..but Ive heard good and bad things about them.
I hope this helped...do a search on some homemade incubators if that is the way you want to go.
And good luck!!

Crystal Light
Crystal Lizards

"If not..that heat lamp cant get PRETTY hot.."

That should be CAN get pretty hot

Sorry.

I can get one for 40 bucks online..heres a pic

The egg is dented on the top and bottom.. I held it by a light and noticed an orangeyellowish mass inside of it. What are the odds of it being alive.. I found it laying in her hide and not sure how long its been there (no more than 8 hours)