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Anyone use a "store-bought" incubator?
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ForkedTung
Serpent Mound Monk
Yes you manually adjust the temp.
No, it is maintained for snake eggs by keeping them in an airtight plastic box and checking it weekly.
* You don't need to buy the Hovabator model with the fan. It's working great for my two clutches so far....
Paranoika
New member
Do you know which model doesn't have the fan?
And then do you just put them in a rubbermaid container with vermiculite? How do you control the humidity? I know most people can just sort of "eye" it, but I'm still very inexperienced, so I was thinking using a humidity gauge and then checking it maybe every four days?
And then do you just put them in a rubbermaid container with vermiculite? How do you control the humidity? I know most people can just sort of "eye" it, but I'm still very inexperienced, so I was thinking using a humidity gauge and then checking it maybe every four days?
ForkedTung
Serpent Mound Monk
Here is info on Hova.:http://www.bigappleherp.com/Hovabator-Incubators#
There are plenty of threads here about egg substrate AND checking humidity. I use a verm. base half fill the container, get it wet and squeeze until no water comes out. Put in eggs and then cover with Spagnum moss, (wet then squeeze, same as above), then mist with water ( kept in Hova. so it's the same temp.) the top of moss when it starts to dry to the touch. also visually inspect eggs,light touch with clean hands to make sure they're not too turgid ( tightly swelled) or dimpled from being too dry ( although dimpling is expected at pre-hatch time). Hope this helps. please search this site for more info.,Kyle
**** The container with verm. and moss have been pre-prepared and are already in the Hova. which is set at correct temp. I'm at 79-81 F. about a week BEFORE I expect eggs.
There are plenty of threads here about egg substrate AND checking humidity. I use a verm. base half fill the container, get it wet and squeeze until no water comes out. Put in eggs and then cover with Spagnum moss, (wet then squeeze, same as above), then mist with water ( kept in Hova. so it's the same temp.) the top of moss when it starts to dry to the touch. also visually inspect eggs,light touch with clean hands to make sure they're not too turgid ( tightly swelled) or dimpled from being too dry ( although dimpling is expected at pre-hatch time). Hope this helps. please search this site for more info.,Kyle
**** The container with verm. and moss have been pre-prepared and are already in the Hova. which is set at correct temp. I'm at 79-81 F. about a week BEFORE I expect eggs.
zeewhiz
Call me Matt...
btw, check ebay.... when I bought an incubator for my chickens, I looked there first. SUPER CHEAP and BRAND NEW.... I would have bought one from there, but a buddy of mine sold me his for even cheaper. i dont use my hovabator for my snakes though, mainly because the aquarium set up works like magic, and I dont want to share space with snakes that has had chickens in them. they are not the cleanest animals...