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I thought someone might find this interesting. I always enjoy seeing how others exercise their creativity and come up with new ideas that work.

These photos are from a fellow in Germany who has been keeping/breeding snakes for 30 years and has come up with this simple system that gives him a near 100% hatch rate. He uses damp foam pieces in his lay boxes (reusable) and aquarium filter media in his egg boxes for incubation. His closed egg boxes are filled with aquarium filter media and water is added to a level of about 1/2" in the bottom, eggs remaining well above the water. This gives him a dry substrate in a 90-100% humid environment.

It does keep things squeaky clean, and the idea of having a reusable lay box material is a welcome thought. Have a look and share your thoughts.....

Great idea. I'll try it.

DV

I like the cleanliness of this fellows system and I'm particularly fond of the reusable foam nest box material, I'll have at least one nest box set up in a similar manner next year. I think the foam would be very easy to clean and use for a number of years. I've found 1 cubic foot bags of shredded poly foam at Hobby Lobby for under $4 which makes it pretty cheap and easy to try. They also have thin foam sheets that are affordable.

Mike