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egg arrangment in incubator

corncrest64

corncrest64

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I am planning on breeding a pair of corns this spring, and if all goes well, I will have eggs. My question is that once eggs are layed and removed from the lay box, how should they be arranged in an incubator. Should the be put in rows or in a bunch? Does it even matter as long as they are kept in the position they were layed in (turning the eggs can kill the babies inside I've read), and are kept together if they are stuck together (to avoid the possible breaking of eggs by attempted seperation)? Thanks.
 
The lay box I provide for my snakes is the same box that I incubate in. I just put in a box full of vermiculite when she's about the lay and let her do her thing. Once she has laid, I remove the box and then it's ready for incubation.
 
If they're laid in a clump, I put them in an incubator in a clump. It doesn't matter if the lower eggs are buried - the incubation medium will be light and hatchlings never have a problem getting to the surface.

Note of caution - if your incubator has a heat source in the bottom, then the lower eggs will be warmer than the top ones. When I have a clump, I place the thermostat sensor at the bottom of the clump and measure temps there, to make sure they don't overheat. Corn eggs seem to be OK at slightly lower-than-ideal temps (i.e. the ones at the top of the clump), but a couple of degrees over their maximum ideal could kill them.
 
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