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eggbox at room temp?

I've heard of many people doing that...takes longer for the eggs to hatch...Just stick on a warm top shelf.
 
Not in the UK I should imagine. I need some sort of heating to keep eggs in a safe range.
 
I tried that with my snakes double clutches last summer but it was a complete failure. Their first clutch I used an incubator and all eggs hatched on time, and healthy. The second clutch I did at room temp but my indoor temps fluctuated way too much and most of the eggs went bad and those that did hatch came out with all sorts of odd pigmentation and lots of spinal kinks. A couple were dead in the egg with massive kinks. So unless you have a constant temp in your house you can definitely do it that way. Otherwise, I would say spend the $30 on a hovabator and incubate.
 
ok so what about this, im just trying some things out to get properly prepared. I have made a make shift incubator using a polysterein box and same spare heat cable from my rack. The temp inside the box is a stead 75', would that be suitable to just put the eggs inside that box and leave them or is that temp still a bit too low?
 
brtrude said:
ok so what about this, im just trying some things out to get properly prepared. I have made a make shift incubator using a polysterein box and same spare heat cable from my rack. The temp inside the box is a stead 75', would that be suitable to just put the eggs inside that box and leave them or is that temp still a bit too low?
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obviously the eggs would be in individual egg boxes inside the box haha
 
I usually aim for 82-84, but they can go lower and still succeed. Incubation just takes longer

Oh and... Makeshift can be good! All of my "incubators" are things I've knocked up from bits and pieces.
 
so if i go for the makeshift would you suggest getting a separate thermostat and heat mat so i can control the temp of it a lot more independently because the cable that is in the incubator at the min is right at the end of the heat cable that i have so its not as hot as the main part of the heat cable if you know what i mean.
also, what about humidity? woiuld i need to put some water in there as well or would it be ok to keep the vermiculite damp(ish)?
 
Can't advise on the heating as I've never used heat cable. My setups have one UTH and one thermostat per incubator. One of the incubators holds two egg tubs and I play with the setup for a few weeks before laying, so that both egg tubs stay in the safe range.

Damp vermiculite from the get-go works for me. I use tubs without air holes and just lift the lid once every couple of days to keep the oxygen levels up. If it's too damp, you can lay a sheet of dry kitchen towel over the eggs and take it out an hour later. If it gets too dry, you can add extra water.
 
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