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I found an apparently fertile (it was buried and is fully formed and "calcified" egg in the enclosure of a female that has been in captivity less than four months. I have it in a deli cup with an inch of peat moss in the bottom and an inch of fine cypress mulch/peatmoss on top. I buried it virtually identical to how it was found. The temp it is at is 74 and humidity is about 60-70. The substrate is very moist, more like a freshly opened bag of potting soil. What works?
Thanks,
Ashton

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i had a female that laid two clutches. one clutch both eggs were above ground, the other clutch one was above, one was buried. during incubation, i left all above ground. i essentially kept them in the same conditions as i kept the parents (i made a screen box and put it in the enclosure with the parents), and 3 of my 4 eggs hatched (1 was completely hollow...cant tell what happened to it). as far as moisture goes...i kept it at the same level as the parents. too wet and mold is likely to make the egg(s) go bad. to dry and the embryo could die. keep a good eye on it, and good luck!

it does well and we get to see who is in there, hehehehhe
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Eve

Yeah, I am pretty much simulating the original egg site. There is very good circulation in the room, so the deli cup is getting what I determined to be the perfect air exchange. There was another pea-sized hollow egg laid on top of the substrate, but was clearly infertile. I'll keep you all posted.
Thanks
Ashton