I decided to make a whole new thread on this because I don't want this subject to die.

I'm leaving on vacation today for a week so this concerns me because my mind will be on this the whole time. Hopefully I'll get some good advice when I get back.

My woma eggs have been in the incubator for 19 days. They look fine when candled. The temp is 87-88 via proportional thermostat and the humidity is kept 85-90%. The eggs are inside plastic shoeboxes with wet vermiculite on the bottom and a layer of dry vermiculite on top.
When I take the boxes out for inspection the eggs "pop" back into regular shape. What is that all about?
I've been adding moisture to the substrate with a syringe injecting the water to the bottom of the container so the eggs don't get wet.
What is the best way to add moisture to the individual boxes?
The book "The Reproductive Husbandry of Pythons and Boas" from the Institute for Herpetological Research, in Stanford talks about spraying the inside of the continers and even getting the eggs wet. They don't seem to follow the same philosophy about getting woma eggs wet.
I just don't know who to believe.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated when I get back.

Thanks

Rudy
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