I just got my second female's clutch, and so I put it in the incubator. To keep it off the bottom, I sat an upside-down empty eggbox underneath it.
I came home from work and the temp in eggbox #1 was ~84 degrees. I then put the probe in the second eggbox and it was 91.8F! Apparently the heat was rising up and getting trapped inside the upside-down container, and then being transferred into the eggbox. Fortunately I caught this early on, and hopefully it shouldn't have any ill effects on these eggs.
I've nagged about it before, and this is one example of why I believe you should always check the temps in the exact place and configuration that you plan to put the eggs... and do so
before you put living eggs in harm's way.
Just something for newbies (like me) to keep in mind.
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