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Incubators
- Thread starter traf2006
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incubators
Yeah a good site which I got my info. from a few years ago and it works great is........
www.arbreptiles.com
CYA
Yeah a good site which I got my info. from a few years ago and it works great is........
www.arbreptiles.com
CYA
Drizzt80
Dakota Corns
franklin said:
What a coincidence! With all my clutches coming this season, I inadvertantly forgot that I need more room in my incubator, so I brought home the supplies to make another one, and took pictures as well. Here's the setup that I've been using for the past 3 years. They're both 32 Qt. tubs.
Here's the old one full of eggs:
Her's the new one getting set up. I use two submersible 50 Watt heaters and a small submersible pump to circulate the water. The egg boxes are sterilite flip tops ($1 apiece) with sphagnum moss on the bottom, eggs, and then a folded paper towel with more sphagnum on top of the towel. I have 2 holes in the bottom corners of the egg boxes in case any standing water develops and can drain from the egg boxes. I haven't experienced any problems with this process so far. My biggest concern when I first used it was too much humidity, but it hasn't seemed to be a problem so far.
Here's a pic of the egg box, in the old incubator pic, I also have a sterilite shoebox for clutches greater than 20 eggs to provide for more room as the eggs grow and the hatchlings come later:
And of course here's a pic of both incubators side by side:
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are you in middlesbrough UK, Traf?
If so you can get an incubator from http://www.ascott-shop.com/index.htm
I bought an ecostat economy 80 from them last year for just under £100, but there are cheaper options.
David
If so you can get an incubator from http://www.ascott-shop.com/index.htm
I bought an ecostat economy 80 from them last year for just under £100, but there are cheaper options.
David
mrweaw
Branching out into geckos
Has anyone tried making an incubator from an old freezer as seen here http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/incubator.shtml ??
I happen to have an old freezer that I will never use again as it tends to freeze over and become a real pain. It would be perfect for a big incubator if it actually works...any opinions?
Thanks!
I happen to have an old freezer that I will never use again as it tends to freeze over and become a real pain. It would be perfect for a big incubator if it actually works...any opinions?
Thanks!
princess
Cornaholic
I'm spoilt!
This was one of my birthday presents this year! -end of march, just in time for my early april eggs!!!
It cost a small fortune but works very nicely and you could replicate it yourself to the dimensions you need with a cooperative gasier to cut the glass for you. Just has a fish tank heater in the bottom and seems to work very nicely so far!
This was one of my birthday presents this year! -end of march, just in time for my early april eggs!!!
It cost a small fortune but works very nicely and you could replicate it yourself to the dimensions you need with a cooperative gasier to cut the glass for you. Just has a fish tank heater in the bottom and seems to work very nicely so far!
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Heh, I should get a photo of my incubation setup, but here's a blurry webcam shot of one:
Egg Cam
I guess, each box is its own incubator. Heat is provided by room heat, which is kept at 78 to 82 degrees with a space heater (I let them cool off a bit at night).
So, for my incubator, you can just picture a shelf system with 9 inch delis filled half full of barely dampened vermic and a light fog on the lid. Picture happy little eggs nestled on the vermic with the air holes of the box sealed to keep humidity constant. (Yes, there's plenty of air in those boxes to last eggs long past their hatching date.)
Rather low tech, but I'm enjoying the best hatch rates and lowest incubation-induced defects yet to date. I like simple.
edit: Hmm, now that I look at that link, I think the right egg is pipping. :santa: The fog on the lid is nicely obscuring the view, though.
Egg Cam
I guess, each box is its own incubator. Heat is provided by room heat, which is kept at 78 to 82 degrees with a space heater (I let them cool off a bit at night).
So, for my incubator, you can just picture a shelf system with 9 inch delis filled half full of barely dampened vermic and a light fog on the lid. Picture happy little eggs nestled on the vermic with the air holes of the box sealed to keep humidity constant. (Yes, there's plenty of air in those boxes to last eggs long past their hatching date.)
Rather low tech, but I'm enjoying the best hatch rates and lowest incubation-induced defects yet to date. I like simple.
edit: Hmm, now that I look at that link, I think the right egg is pipping. :santa: The fog on the lid is nicely obscuring the view, though.
princess
Cornaholic
Off topic
Yeah, I was at your site about 5 hours ago and noticed that egg looked like it had pipped! Is the one on the far left gone? -it looks awefully shrivelled up....could just be the foggy view. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a coral snow to pop out for you!
Hurley said:
Yeah, I was at your site about 5 hours ago and noticed that egg looked like it had pipped! Is the one on the far left gone? -it looks awefully shrivelled up....could just be the foggy view. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a coral snow to pop out for you!
You asked about the Ascott (ecostat) DIY kits, Traff. I bought a ready made incubator so have no experience, but the components are very simple - just a heating element and probe, inside a polystyrene box with a polythene window in the lid, attached to a pulse proportional thermostat. I can't see how those components could be difficult to rig up.
The 25 egg one may be slightly underpowered for your needs, since the recommended cabinet dimensions quoted are rather small. On the other hand, you don't need as high a temp for corn eggs as for poultry.
David
The 25 egg one may be slightly underpowered for your needs, since the recommended cabinet dimensions quoted are rather small. On the other hand, you don't need as high a temp for corn eggs as for poultry.
David