Eight months into incubation now.
During that time, I kept them under a dresser in my basement where the air temperature was 68f during the day and 65 at night. In November, I moved them to atop my grow terrarium, where the heat from the lights kept them at a consistent 74f during the day, with the same drop to 65 at night. I lost the male in December, due to what I suspected was a parasite attack & my own lack of time to fix it. By January I was beginning to lose hope in the eggs, though they hadn't rotted or molded over so I kept them.
Then in late January, several of the eggs increased in size rapidly. I attempted to candle several of them, and despite the small size I could see new growth activity inside. Fast forward to this month, and many more eggs have made the same size increase and still none of them have molded. Another attempt at candling showed me slightly increased vein growth and a distinct shape in the middle of the largest eggs.
Preparations are being made for a baby rearing setup where I can divide them up safely and still manage the humidity & food supply evenly.
I'm incredibly excited, but a bit nervous. Just hoping that it's not a false alarm.
Thank you all for holding tight for eight months! it looks like we're coming to the end pretty soon. My guess is a total 10-month incubation period, but I suppose we'll see!
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