Just curious?

[ridgebax1]

I think baby chams are about the cutest things on earth! I applaud all of you who take on the task of breeding and all the care that goes with it. I have noted how careful everyone is with the eggs to keep them in the correct conditions. My question is this: why do you take them out of the dirt and place them in the little containers etc. that are required for incubation? They don't get this treatment in nature so why can't you just leave them in the dirt as they were laid? Is it because of temp requirements? Again thanks for all you do for the hobby.

 

[CarlC]

I've always done it because of temperature. The closet I used to use for incubation held a steady 70-72. It was on the shady side of the house. If I needed to diapause the eggs I could take them into my basement which was a few degree's cooler.

Carl

 

[carol5208]

I don't breed or anything, but I know there have been members on here who have had females lay in their plant pots and they never even knew it and they came home to babies one day. Those conditions must have been just right.

 

[camimom]

Its easier to control moisture and heating. not to mention, we can usually see when the eggs are close to hatching, or determine what eggs are no longer thriving. (i.e. dead baby or unfertlized).

 

[mcanham]

Chances of success are much higher if you control the environment in which they are kept. If I kept them in the enclosure they would never have the correct moisture amount, temps, etc. My mist system would drown the eggs, temps may increase and decrease more than the ground would. Its a control thing. We are humans you know, nature does it one way and we do the other.