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incubator and low ambient humidity

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suthernsnail

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can somebody please give me some advice here? i have a hova bator no fan i put a dish in it w/ lid on it and about 8 holes in it . in the dish is wrung out sphagum moss and fine vermiculite i mixed the 2 because of the vermiculite clumping i coulldn't find course. in the plastic tray in the bottom of the bator i added about 4 cups of water and put the lid on it. temps are at 82-85 ambient humidity is 37% figure that one out because i cant't. it's in a room that is warm 79-80 degrees window open and i live in fl. how can i reach 90-100% ambient humidity ? i've compared 2 teemp gauges digital with probe walmart . thanks gail
 
If the dish has a lid, the humidity inside it is probably a lot higher than outside, it's like its own little microclimate so it will probably be OK. If your sphagnum is not drying out there is no reason to worry and if it is, you can always use a tupperware with fewer holes. Are the eggs already in there?
 
low ambient humidity

no the eggs aren't in there i'm trying to set it up before she lays them . i have the probe in the egg dish that's where the ambient humidity is too low and it's in the bator gail
 
FWIW... I have hatched corn snake eggs for the past 3 years in a hovabator (mine has the fan) without any problems using damp sphagnum moss in a tupperware with a lid & a few holes punched in it. I don't even have a humidity gauge - if the moss stays damp the eggs are OK, if it gets a bit dry I just spritz the moss on top with a water bottle, though the water at the bottom of the hovabator is usually the only thing I have to add more to.
 
low humidity

i just got an idea from someone else put the probe in a wet towel i did it never went above 40% soooo i guess tomorrow i go and buy a new gauge . i'm new to this it will only be my 2nd yr and i'd like a humidity and temp reading . this is my first yr with a bator last yr i just used a tupperware dish and heat lamp not great success only 2 eggs hatched out of 28 so i'm trying to learn more stuff for more success. later , gail
 
Controlling humidity with a device like the thermal air flow hova bator is hard when the ambient humidity level outside is way lower than the hovabator, The moisture simply escapes through the vents. If i were you i would use the hovabator as a heat source only. Use a sealed deli with no holes for an egg box. Use moist medium. At around 82 degrees there should be a light fog on the lid. If there are small droplets wipe them off. It is far easier to controll humidity that way. i have a homemade incubator that just supplies heat. The humidity i controll within the egg box.


good luck
 
duh! on my part i was putting the probe in the moist container but it's not the probe that reads the humidity it's the actual thermometer unit . i put that in there and it went above it's capabilities and just said high. this is the walmart digital thermometer for anyone else thinking like i was . gail
 
Glad you got it worked out! there are so many different ways for us to incubate and we all learn from each others trials and successes. Best of luck with your eggs this year.

Dawn
 
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