Thanks for the advice. I have been communicating some with both Eric Stoops in the US and with Thomas Steffen in Germany, so I know these critters can be a handful to get started and running.
Actually it's not a bad idea to set the incubator at a lower setting even for other Lampropeltis eggs. The extra weeks time needed to hatch them out developes larger and sturdier young.

I'll keep you posted on the developement in my herp room
/Peter