Basic incubation details for some of the most popular pet reptiles, to help you maximize your hatch rates. Container sizes refer to the small and large HatchRite™ Incubation Kits.
Crested Geckos
Correlophus ciliatus
- Incubation temperature
- 74–78°F (23–26°C)
- Time to hatch
- 42–56 days
- Eggs per container
- Small: 10 · Large: 40
- Average clutch
- 2 eggs
Leopard Geckos
Eublepharis macularius
- Incubation temperature
- 82–84°F (28–29°C)
- Time to hatch
- 42–56 days
- Temperature and sex
- 80°F (27°C) produces females; around 87°F (31°C) produces about half males and half females; 90°F (32°C) produces mostly males
- Eggs per container
- Small: 10 · Large: 40
- Tip
- Temperature also affects the color of albino morphs: higher temperatures give brighter colors, cooler temperatures darker colors.
- Average clutch
- 2 eggs
Bearded Dragons
Pogona vitticeps
- Incubation temperature
- 81–83°F (27–28°C)
- Time to hatch
- 68–80 days
- Eggs per container
- Small: 10 · Large: 30
- Average clutch
- 15–25 eggs
Veiled Chameleons
Chamaeleo calyptratus
- Incubation temperature
- 82–84°F (28–29°C)
- Time to hatch
- 165–175 days
- Eggs per container
- Small: 15 · Large: 50
- Average clutch
- 40–90 eggs
Colubrids: corn snakes, king snakes, milk snakes and others
- Incubation temperature
- 81–83°F (27–28°C)
- Time to hatch
- 69–79 days
- Eggs per container
- Small: not recommended · Large: 10–30 depending on species. Very large clutches may need to be split across containers.
- Average clutch
- 12–30 eggs
Fat-Tailed Geckos
Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
- Incubation temperature
- 83–85°F (28–29°C)
- Time to hatch
- 55–70 days
- Temperature and sex
- 88–89°F (31–32°C) produces more males
- Eggs per container
- Small: 15 · Large: 40
Small pythons: spotted, children’s and others
- Incubation temperature
- 88–90°F (31–32°C)
- Time to hatch
- 55–65 days
- Eggs per container
- Small: not recommended · Large: 10–20 depending on species. Very large clutches may need to be split across containers.
Small lizards: long-tailed lizards, anoles, house geckos and others
- Incubation temperature
- 80–85°F (27–29°C)
- Time to hatch
- 28–42 days
- Eggs per container
- Small: 30 · Large: 50–75
Medium lizards: water dragons, mountain horned lizards and others
- Incubation temperature
- Water dragons: 84–86°F (29–30°C) · Mountain horned lizards: 70–75°F (21–24°C)
- Time to hatch
- Water dragons: about 60 days · Mountain horned lizards: 169–175 days
- Eggs per container
- Small: 10 · Large: 20–40