Hey there!
This is exactly how I used to incubate eggs back when I bred snakes ( which was mostly cal kings and pueblans, before the pit bug bit me ).
Take a gallon jar, and try to get one that has a wide mouth lid, so your whole hand can fit in with no problem.
Then, fill it about half way to three quarters full of vermiculite. Pour in about a cup of water. Get a spoon that you know you will never use again to place food in your mouth ( LOL ) and stir it up real good. Grab a handful of the vermiculite and squeeze it to see if it clumps up in one piece in your hand. If it does, then you are set. Place you eggs very carefully without tipping them over in the jar. If it is a big clump of eggs stuck together, then just turn the jar sideways as you put the eggs in and then turn it upright as you lay them on the top of the vermiculite.
You can either bury the eggs a little or not at all. I actually did cover them up a little big with some dry vermiculite, but then made sure at least one part of each egg was visible to the open air.
Then make three air holes on the lid on top, maybe with a nail. Place the jar in a somewhat warm room, maybe about 82 degrees or so. On top of a cage that is lighted works well, keeping them somewhat warm. Perhaps put a little thermometer inside the jar, like the kind that are small, skinny, and that you can stick in the vermiculite. I did that to keep an eye on the temp inside the jar.
There you go. Very cheap and no need for fancy gadgets. I used that setup and had very good success.
Hope this helps!
Billy
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