i keep the male and female apart until about march my temps in the winter are 80 as a low ,once gravid i put the female in a small heated at 1 end tank with 3-4 inches of damp sand the warm end needs to be at least 90 ,they will lay the eggs at the cool end and need to be removed to the incubator even if stuck to the glass ,put in damp sand in incubator 88-90 degrees .50-60 days depends on the temps the female was kept at before laying and inc temps. good luck robert stout my pick are under user name robertstout