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 #1782584


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 Trying a new incubator

I wanted to try a new kind of incubator system and it might not be new to y’all,but with all the eggs she layed,I needed the room and so far so good.The temp is constant, want it low for females.I mixed in a Little aspen with the vermiculite,it’s about 3 inches deep,a quart mason jar with water and a preset heater and a heating pad under the tank set at 84 dregs..A small crack at the top to vent.The eggs still have the leathery touch and have the full oval shapes
07/04/08  08:22am

 #1782877


DillanSim.
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   Message To: Alligater   In reference to Message Id: 1782584


 Trying a new incubator

what incubator did you use before?
07/04/08  03:18pm

 #1783328


Alligater
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   Message To: DillanSim.   In reference to Message Id: 1782877


 Trying a new incubator

last time I used a foam cooler,a small plastic terrarium,vermiculite,aquarium heater.Put the vermiculite in the terrarium,terrarium in the cooler,put water on the cooler,put the heater in the cooler,they’re you go.
07/05/08  07:21am

 #1787567


Grogansilver
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   Message To: Alligater   In reference to Message Id: 1783328


 Trying a new incubator

Hey alligator how many eggs did you get this year? and when do you expect them to hatch?.
07/08/08  07:10pm

 #1787776


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   Message To: Grogansilver   In reference to Message Id: 1787567


 Trying a new incubator

got 13, end of Aug. into Sept.. so far no duds.
07/08/08  10:00pm

 #1788050


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   Message To: Alligater   In reference to Message Id: 1787776


 Trying a new incubator

how do you know if there duds or not i have two green rough snake eggs in my incubator and they look kind of shrivled but i moistoned them down my dad said they should be fine
07/09/08  03:25am

 #1788211


Misce-FL
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   Message To: Hatchet_man_90221   In reference to Message Id: 1788050


 Trying a new incubator

Alligater, that looks good. Do you lose much heat through the top?

We’re using incubators that my husband made with igloo coolers following directions given in Reptiles magazine. So far they are working well. We’ve sucessfully hatched out 2 clutches of balls and 1 (in a second incubator due to different temp requirements) of kings. There are 2 corn snake clutches still in the incubator.

The thing I like about yours is that you can see the eggs without taking off the top. It about drove me crazy to leave them alone while they were pipping!
07/09/08  10:04am

 #1789462


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   Message To: Misce-FL   In reference to Message Id: 1788211


 Trying a new incubator

if you look closly you can see a one inch opening so it can air and let out moisture,its been 3 weeks so far and things are looking good on how its working.
07/10/08  07:43am

 #1789465


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   Message To: Hatchet_man_90221   In reference to Message Id: 1788050


 Trying a new incubator

a dud will start to rot,youll know it
07/10/08  07:45am


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