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just got one yesterday still learning about it. I wondered when the eggs start hatching can the baby snakes touch the heating elements? or is that why I should use deli cups, or a rubbermaid container to put the eggs inside the incubator? Chances are they will hatch when I am at work and I wouldn't be able to keep an eye on them.

You need to use containers inside the hovabator because it does not hold humidity well at all. Try looking on snake keepers site ballpython.com to see how to set up the mixture inside the container for ball python eggs. Good luck.

thanks, I have the ball python breeding video but they cover how to set it up to put in a big room incubator. Where I will only have the little one, and wasn't sure exactly how to put the eggs in there.

Just use a rubbermaid container, the deepest one you can find that will still fit inside the hovabator without interfering with the heating elements. I use "StainShield" Rubbermaid containers in my hovabators because they have a completely clear lid so it's easy to inspect the eggs at a glance. Just make sure to measure the incubation medium correctly and the humidity inside the container should be fine throughout the 2 month incubation period.

Here is the type of the container I use for all my reptile eggs, they come in verious sizes and I know target has a big selection of them.

Do you keep the containers completely sealed? Do the eggs need fresh air? If they're sealed, what happens when the snakes hatch and need air?

Actually I drill 3 small holes in the lid, so its not completely air tight and it still holds humidity.

NP

I also use the Barker method, modified for my home conditions or the big styrofoam box with a cut out for a Hovabator cover (air-circulaterd model) This works for me.
Temp is 90 degrees and humidity is plus 80 degrees.

Mike