I have seen a few questions asked about closet incubators and I thought I would take the time to post some photos of my set up. I know for many this might be basic stuff, but I hope that some will find it helpfull to have a visual reference when planning how to set up their incubator.

The most important thing is a good thermostat with a back-up.


For a heat source I use a sealed oil filled radiant heater. These are really stable and they do not need to get very hot to heat a closet or small room. I use a fan behind the heater to circulate the air and another one at the opposite end of the incubator to keep temps even through out.


The probes from the thermostat and a thermometer probe are placed in the middle of where I plan on placing the egg boxes.


Mmmmm...eggs!


I use strait vermiculite for my ball pythons and I have a no-substrate for a GTP clutch that I am expecting shortly.


One last tip is to use foam weather stripping to seal the closet door. I also use a piece of 1x2 across the bottom and add a strip of the weather stripping to that as well. I do this to keep the incubator temps more stable.


I hope this is helpful and good luck eveyone.