What kind of incubators do you use?
In 2015 a found a ground laid egg. I put it aside meaning to throw it away as I was told ground laid eggs were duds. A month later I found the egg and candled it expecting to see a yolk mass pooled at the bottom. To my surprise it had veins. I used a heating pad set on low with a small box of soil floating in a pool of water as an incubator. A month later the egg hatched.
In 2016 I bought a Hovabator and had 3 clutches just rot.
In 2017 and 2018 same results.
This year I also found a ground laid egg. I put it in some leaf litter in a cabinet in my kitchen. I don't have air conditioning so it's had fluctuating natural temps.
Today I candled and it looks like I have a baby Hermann's tortoise on the way.
I'd like to see what others have used for incubators.
In 2015 a found a ground laid egg. I put it aside meaning to throw it away as I was told ground laid eggs were duds. A month later I found the egg and candled it expecting to see a yolk mass pooled at the bottom. To my surprise it had veins. I used a heating pad set on low with a small box of soil floating in a pool of water as an incubator. A month later the egg hatched.
In 2016 I bought a Hovabator and had 3 clutches just rot.
In 2017 and 2018 same results.
This year I also found a ground laid egg. I put it in some leaf litter in a cabinet in my kitchen. I don't have air conditioning so it's had fluctuating natural temps.
Today I candled and it looks like I have a baby Hermann's tortoise on the way.
I'd like to see what others have used for incubators.