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Greetings,
This is my first post. I have bred bearded dragons and BCI, but this past week I got my first batch of burmese eggs. Boy am I excited! But I need all of the help I can get. I made an incubator out of a glass front freezer and I have adequate ventalation and temps. What is the average time it takes for burm eggs to hatch? I have read anywhere from 60-80 days but I just wanted to get some info from someone who has actually bred them instead of info off of a 2 paragraph "caresheet".

I will appreciate any info that can be given. I had 25 eggs that appeared to be good. I see viens with a transilluminator, and 4 slugs.

Thanks for taking time to read!
Justin
www,vetpetsah.com

The usual range is 54-64 days. When you see little heads on day 54, it is exciting, but if you don't by day 64...get nervous. A lot of it has to do with the incubation temps. The normal range is 88-90; with 88.5-89.5 being ideal. If your eggs incubate on the high range of normal (90-90.5) you can expect them a few days earlier than 60. You need to be careful with the extreme ranges of normal because too low or too high of temps can cause egg death or birth defects. Some people lower their incubation temps down to 85-86 degress for the last week. The theory behind this is that the fully developed baby is using more oxygen at the higher temps and could drown in the egg if it does not have the strength to pip the shell. I usually have multiple clutches in one incubator, so lowering the temp is not an option. Keep the temps between 88-90, with 80% humidity or greater and you should have no troubles.

Congradulations and Good Luck.
Tom