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She was clearly very flustered, barely ever stopping, always looking for a new spot to dig.

A week and 2 days later, on the 26th of October, she laid her eggs.

There were six of them in all. After this, Saphira ate a huge amount. She seemed quite malnourished.

Then, I moved the eggs into my incubator.

ROLLING: When moving the eggs, ensure that they do not roll AT ALL. I discovered that one of my eggs from the my second clutch died because i had accidentally rolled it 90 degrees. It became yellow in colour and caved in. Do not dispose of any eggs, though, until it is obvious that the egg is dead (yellow, caved in, smelling bad).

Incubating: My incubator is something quite different...

It consists of: A polystyrene insulation box, which an be obtained from a restaurant, filled with water, an aquarium heater, set to 30-31 degrees Celsius - always have a backup in case this one fails, a thermometer (be sure to check the temperature very regularly, any drop albeit for 12 hours can affect the duration of the incubation period), i used a floating thermometer used in fish tanks, a plastic container, in here goes the mix.

THE MIX:

My eggs were in a mix of vermiculite/perlite (because this was all i could find at my local hardware store - pure vermiculite is preferable) and too much water. The reason for this was that initially my eggs were very dehydrated (visible by great dents in the eggshells) and so i over-reacted and poured in lots of water. The dents in the eggs popped back out, but the mix remained far too moist.

The correct way to get the mix happening properly, is to get a mass of vermiculite, and an equal (or slightly greater) mass of water. I bold mass because you need to make sure that you get the ratios right by mass and not by volume.

If the eggs are dented, mist them with some water from a spray bottle, then cover the container holding them. If you do this, however, make sure that you take the lid off at least once a day to aerate the eggs.

Development:

At 1 week, veins were visible within each egg when candled. For those of you that don't know, candling is the process of shining a light (most often from a torch) through the egg, so as to see inside. It can be done fairly regularly, but the torch should not be held to close to the egg, and the egg must NOT be moved during the process. The eggs should be disturbed as minimally as possible. Any veins visible within the egg are a sign of life.

At 3 weeks, the developing embryo became visible in one of the eggs. This

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