Kemp Reptile Incubators- Inquiry

[notmyfault]

Any one every use kemp's reptile incubators? Thinking about purchasing the basic model for my expectant leo eggs.

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[kitedemon]

I have bad news...

"...The current economy downturn has caused us to stop production. The Juragon incubators are excellent but customer's purchase or more expensive reptile supplies has taken a severe downturn. The lessor cost items are the only ones moving now. When things improve they will be back. We have less expensive models for sale that work, just none as sophisticated and accurate as the Juragon. This has been a big disappointment for us also. Thanks-Bob

www.Juragon.com"

If you want one look at Rcom in the UK they are the supplier to N. America.
http://www.rcomincubators.com/index....categoryid/101

I have not used one myself but researched them quite a lot and they sound like the best out there as long as you follow the instructions. Sadly they were never cheap but are now more due to the location and exchange.

[notmyfault]

I have bad news...

"...The current economy downturn has caused us to stop production. The Juragon incubators are excellent but customer's purchase or more expensive reptile supplies has taken a severe downturn. The lessor cost items are the only ones moving now. When things improve they will be back. We have less expensive models for sale that work, just none as sophisticated and accurate as the Juragon. This has been a big disappointment for us also. Thanks-Bob

www.Juragon.com"

I was looking at http://www.reptihatch.com/ . Looks like the same company? Idk I'm confused, but it looks like they're still selling the basic model for $69.00 plus shipping. I haven't seen this post on this site though.

[WingedWolfPsion]

From my understanding, they didn't hold very much, and there are certainly other choices on the market that work equally well.

The incubator they're advertising right now is a Hovabator with some supplies. You will probably want to add a proportional thermostat to that, otherwise you'll be fiddling with it all season, and that's nerve-wracking. That said, I use Hovabators, and they are fantastic, so long as you have a proper thermostat.

The other incubator is mini-fridge/warmer originally designed for offices and truckers, but rebranded for use as a reptile incubator. Folks began using the original fridge/warmer and found it to hold temperatures decently, so someone managed to get a deal to sell it for that purpose. The original was first seen for sale on ThinkGeek, but they don't appear to have it any longer. (ThermoKool Deluxe Mini Fridge/Warmer). There are a lot of similar fridge/warmers on the market now, since that one came out. It might be worth testing some of them to find out what sort of job they do at keeping stable temperatures, to see if there are any more options on the market now.
Those who have this incubator (or the orignal mini-fridge) will note the suspiciously familiar design seen here in a brighter color: http://www.amazon.com/WHITE-FOX-Comp...697367&sr=8-52

The big cabinet incubator is a poultry egg incubator (many of which can be used for reptile eggs, so long as you use sealed containers), but they do have it at a very good price.

[WingedWolfPsion]

Just found this, too:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/my-mr...r-dying-61697/

So, beware the MR-148, whatever guise it's in (reptile incubator, or cooler/warmer). These problems are fairly serious, even if they are uncommon, and age will certainly make them more likely.

[kitedemon]

That is just a re seller R com is the manufacturer of the Juragon that they used to push. It is proportional controlled and humidity controlled by the unit. The pro has presets just set your species and add substrate and water to the unit and that is it. They are not cheap and I believe there has been problems using anything other than hatch rite substrate something with the humidity sensor not reading correctly.

The price drops if you need to buy a proportional controller and the incubator but it is still on the expensive side. It is not a large unit either. 10-120 eggs depending on size... for the base and the big one is 40-480 eggs. It is expensive however.