Making an incubator that will COOL?

[hungba]

Hi, does anyone know how I would go about making an incubator that will cool down instead of/as well as heat up? I see all the DIY incubators are made with refrigerators and heat tape etc. with thermostat. I think that is because most shown are people from North America or cold climates. Here, when the eggs hatch out, the weather gets really hot and is often well above 90F. I wonder if one can make an incubator that will cool the eggs down to the appropriate temperature instead of heat up?

If it is not doable then I guess I will have to keep them in the air conditioned room but that would work for now but really not much space left in there.

By the way my friend once hatched some eggs with a wine cooler that he hooked up to a thermostat. But it is really small and he did gecko eggs it worked for him but it seems too small for several clutches of python eggs.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Well it depends on how handy you are, you could modify a fridge to be controlled by a thermostat... This becomes fairly complex when dealing with compressors and the other systems in a fridge. The other option (which will cost more but be easier) would be to get a window unit style air conditioner and using dryer duct (or something similar) piping in the hot air/cold air.

[hungba]

Well it depends on how handy you are, you could modify a fridge to be controlled by a thermostat... This becomes fairly complex when dealing with compressors and the other systems in a fridge. The other option (which will cost more but be easier) would be to get a window unit style air conditioner and using dryer duct (or something similar) piping in the hot air/cold air.

sounds difficult. is there anything on the market I can just buy?

[The Serpent Merchant]

Not that I know of... how hot is it where the incubator would be?

[kitedemon]

The r-com incubators are rated for 20C~42C ( 68F~107,6F ) as a range. I don't believe they have a cooling system but the humidity controls they do have would partially act as a cooler. They are quite amazning units auto everything and very accurate. Sadly the price and size are prohibitive.

I might shoot them an email and see what they say.

http://www.rcomincubators.com/index....categoryid/101

[kitedemon]

Oh make SURE you have a reptile one they sell mostly bird ones and egg turners will kill reptile eggs.

[Tfpets]

Pretty sure this is exactly what you are looking for!
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/incubator.php