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Incubators???

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canadianjoe

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i have searched the internet and this forum. Somepeople have some great incubators very creative. What i wanted to know is what would be the simplest and cheapest ways i could incubate the eggs. i am still a couple of years off breeding and would only start with the one pair of snakes, so there won't be huge numbers of eggs. thnks in advance
 
Get a plastic shoe box, put a few air holes in it. Fill it half full of moist incubating medium (vermiculite is my choice). Bury the eggs 3/4 deep in the medium, put the lid on and stick the box in a warm location 80 to 85 degrees or so. All this should cost you the huge some of $1 US.
 
would it be ok to place the box on a heat pad (with therostat) or would that be too much of a heat difference, top compared to bottom. It kind of hard to find a hot spot in my place this time of year. It snowed about a couple of inches today, not enough for skiing, but perfect for snowballs!!!
 
One of the best places for people with only a box or two is on top of your refrigerator. Refrigerators give off a lot of heat. Put a thermometer there and see if it is warm enough. A heating pad even on the lowest setting would probably be too warm.
 
your answers have been great. thnk you sooo much. everyone has different answers to this. should i mist the eggs everyday, put a moist towel on top, what would you suggest would be best and tim what have you used in the past with this design. Also i wanted to know if the eggs come out in a cluster what do i do about having the eggs 14 uncovered??just leave some of the tops eggs uncovered and cross my fingers for the bottom ones?? thnk you very much
 
Joe,
Tim has some very good advice, I have a few friends that use no incubator at all. In Florida, corns hatch in the wild with little trouble. I prefer a more controlled temp. One or two clutches may be incubated in your house inside a Hova-bator. These units are inexspensive(40.00 dollars) and reliable. One problem I have had with them is they tend to let moisture escape easily. So monitoring humidity is a 2 day event. I found that a piece of damp paper towel over the egg bin, will help retain moisture. I use spaghnum moss if the eggs are stuck together after laying. The moss holds moisture well and the tanic acid in the moss helps prevent the growth of bacteria on the eggs. If you find the eggs soon after laying, you may be able to seperate them. If that is the case, course vermiculite is excellent as a media. I personally don't care for perelite, but I know many people use it with great success.
I hope this helps!

Best of Luck!

Matt L.
 
here an example for a self-made inkubator, i built this year.

its cheap too
 

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I have an idea...

I don't know if it is a good one or not, but here goes...
I have a rack system. I have it heated with heat tape. The heat tape is wired into several ESU Electronic Reptile Temperature Controllers. Would it be possible to use one shelf specifically for eggs to be incubated? The ESU device actually cuts off if the heat tape reaches a certain temperature and then back on if the temp falls too low.

Would this work to incubate my eggs? Someone please give me some feedback.

Thanks!
 
Re: I have an idea...

CornCrazy said:
I don't know if it is a good one or not, but here goes...
I have a rack system. I have it heated with heat tape. The heat tape is wired into several ESU Electronic Reptile Temperature Controllers. Would it be possible to use one shelf specifically for eggs to be incubated? The ESU device actually cuts off if the heat tape reaches a certain temperature and then back on if the temp falls too low.

Would this work to incubate my eggs? Someone please give me some feedback.

Thanks!
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It would work fine as long as the temperature is in the 80's. Put a test box on the shelf and check the temperature. It would be a good idea to raise the boxes off the heat tape a little. In your test box bury the thermometer in the medium at the same depth you'd have the eggs.
 
I'm using a shelf in my rack system and I'm pleased with the temps. I checked it out with a "test" box and temps were good so I went ahead with it when the eggs came.
 
I think I am going to try it...

I should have eggs arriving in a week or so. That will give me time to test it out! I have a hovabator, but it scares me to use it. I guess I could plug it into a thermostat as well.
 
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