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Eggs in a microwave?

Drewby07

Drewby07

curiocreatures.com
No I'm not cooking my snake eggs.:roflmao:

I just realized that I have a fairly large non-functional microwave.....so I was thinking of removing the "cooking" parts....and I'll be left with a sealed, insulated box....with a nice glass door....and an air circulation fan....and a light.

What more could you ask for in an incubator?

I'll remove the controls and replace them with a temperature controller....wire up some 11" flexwatt for heating....and it's done!

Ideas? Opinions?
 
Go for it!! ;)

Post some pictures as you dismantle it for me would you.

i will be interested to see how it works.
 
That's a good idea! I have a massive broken microwave just sitting in my kitchen too! Maybe I'll recycle it and turn it into a mini incubator for Leo eggs! :)
 
Test it on a chicken egg first, lol. If it goes haywire or something, the last thing you want is a reptile omelette. :rofl:
 
Yeah I'm planning to get it going and running for a while to see how well it holds temp.


******One thing I've found from researching: microwaves contain a large electrical capacitor that can store a massive amount of electricity even with the unit unplugged. These capacitors are large enough to EASILY kill a person....even if the unit has been unplugged for a while!***********
 
Drewby07 said:
Yeah I'm planning to get it going and running for a while to see how well it holds temp.


******One thing I've found from researching: microwaves contain a large electrical capacitor that can store a massive amount of electricity even with the unit unplugged. These capacitors are large enough to EASILY kill a person....even if the unit has been unplugged for a while!***********
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Oh my good god be careful !!!
 
Mine's been unplugged for over a year. Think that's long enough?

(Yeah, I'm silly enough to leave a broke microwave sitting in my kitchen for that long)
 
yeah what I read said to short the terminals out...they used an insulated alligator clip thing. i'll probably use a piece of metal on the end of a wooden dowel rod
 
yeah....what I was reading said "you might hear a slight snapping sound as the capacitor discharges" LOL
 
O jeeze. Sounds like this isn't something I should be doing...
But it sure sounds like something I could get the hubby to do! :bird:
 
Would probably be good for a few clutches, great idea. My incubator I made from an old "dorm room refrigerator". It works great! Good luck.
 
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