Yes, that is definitely true. Physiological status of the mother is the most important parameter regarding overall fitness of hatchlings.

nevertheless, developmental physiology is following its own demands and I stick to that that you can harm even the healthiest eggs a lot by using incubation conditions which do ly too far outside from the conditions, these eggs are adapted to.
And for Acanthosaura to all my knowledge this means, to warm incubation affects hatchling vitality.

Regards

Ingo

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