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So I took 2 corns off of someone's hands. Turns out the female had a URI so I've been treating her for that and noticed she crinkled when you hold her. Then I saw it, I could see the eggs move when I held her up to the light. I gave her a lay box and the next day (yesterday) she laid 7 eggs. They look good but one has a brown spot that's kinda big. I have a glass bowl with wet fluker's moss, a lid with small holes and set it in one of my tanks (on top of the Aspen above the heating pad). I can't afford an incubator and didn't intend on having babies! I checked them and the still look pretty and felt warm not hot or cold. I also have a moist paper towel over them. Any hints or tips? I do have a place for the babies once they hatcher and eat a few meals.
 
ashlee_kitten said:
So I took 2 corns off of someone's hands. Turns out the female had a URI so I've been treating her for that and noticed she crinkled when you hold her. Then I saw it, I could see the eggs move when I held her up to the light. I gave her a lay box and the next day (yesterday) she laid 7 eggs. They look good but one has a brown spot that's kinda big. I have a glass bowl with wet fluker's moss, a lid with small holes and set it in one of my tanks (on top of the Aspen above the heating pad). I can't afford an incubator and didn't intend on having babies! I checked them and the still look pretty and felt warm not hot or cold. I also have a moist paper towel over them. Any hints or tips? I do have a place for the babies once they hatcher and eat a few meals.
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I would place them in a container with the damp moss and NO holes in the container. Then place them in a closet that gets used the least and is the farthest away from the return of your HVAC unit. Likely a rarely used closet will be the warmest place in the house unless you have a room that gets alot of sunlight and you close the vents to the HVAC. If you can keep them above 76-78 for the most part, they will likely hatch but it will be much longer than the standard hatch time at 80-83 degrees. Don't be suprised if they take over 70 days to hatch out. If they remain looking good, then don't sweat it, they will hatch when they have fully developed and are ready to come out. Try to keep them above 78 if you can, lower temps can and typically does cause deformities or death in the egg.

Open the container to inspect them once a week. This will serve as your fresh air exchange also.

Good luck

dc
 
It stays moist because the egg container is sealed shut. You should see very fine condensation along the edges of the container but not on the lid. If you feel it is getting too dry you can sprinkle a few drops of water on the moss, being careful not to drip directly on the eggs, and matching room temp.
 
Make sure that you are monitoring the temp of the eggs not just by feel. Even if you are incubating at a higher temp the eggs should not "feel" warm.
 
I believe so but I am doing shelf incubation so hopefully someone that knows incubators can answer for sure for you. Most of it is you don't want one that turns the eggs or at least has a feature that you can turn it off. The egg must stay in the same position as when they are layed.
 
We used a hovabator but it didn't have a fan in it. We just opened the egg container ever few days to make sure there was a air exchange. 100% hatch rate. You've got 60+ days to get ready for the babies, buy tubs, water bowls (I used bottle caps as water bowls for my hatchlings, they work well but you've got to fill them everyday), and pinkys as you can, that way your not spending all the money at once and can spread it out.

I hope your little girls URI clears up soon... I'm sure she's even more drained after the egg laying, poor girl :( At least there in a better home now.
 
Thank you all for the great tips!

The mom luckily cleared ip fast and her nostrils were cleared before she laid the eggs. She's also a small girl. 6oz at the vet I think. Maybe 3ft, and that's being generous. I feel so bad for her. From what I understand this is her 5th clutch in her short life :( no more babies for her for quite a while.
 
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