incubators

[rocky88]

anybody have suggestions on incubators that are at a reasonable price. in the 200-400 dollar range

[Buttons]

Search for a thread on how to build your own. Cheaper that way.

[rocky88]

yea but thats a kind of important task. And if I mess up even the slightest it could ruin everything. I normally build my own everything but when it comes to incubators I would prefer to buy a professionally made one

[Stewart_Reptiles]

http://www.nsreptiles.com/incubator.html

[rocky88]

http://www.nsreptiles.com/incubator.html

yea I was looking at those the other day. I was just hoping that there was a little less expensive incubator out there, but i guess you get what you pay for. that's what I'm gonnna go with thoe

[LunaBalls]

http://www.jwexotics.com/economyincs.html

[hoo-t]

yea but thats a kind of important task. And if I mess up even the slightest it could ruin everything. I normally build my own everything but when it comes to incubators I would prefer to buy a professionally made one

There's not a whole lot to mess up. Just need an appropriately sized INSULATED container depending on how big an incubator you want, a heat source (flexwatt is good!) and a GOOD thermostat. They can be made from anything from an ice chest to a refrigerator.

If you are expecting one or two clutches of eggs, an ice chest would work well. If you are expecting 15 to 20 clutches, a refrigerator is a good choice. I used a drink cooler like the free standing coolers in stores to sell soft drinks out of. People also use aquariums and have good luck with those, though I'd want something insulated.

A GOOD thermostat like a helix or herpstat is required, and can be moved to a different incubator or rack system if you decide to make a change later on.

Finally bottles full of water for ballast will help keep running costs down and help to maintain a steady temperature in the case of short power failures.

As previously mentioned, do a search and you'll see that its really not difficult.

Steve

[FatBoy]

yea but thats a kind of important task. And if I mess up even the slightest it could ruin everything. I normally build my own everything but when it comes to incubators I would prefer to buy a professionally made one

An incubator is the only thing I feel comfortable building, except rat racks. All you need is 88-90 degrees and 95% humidity. Cooler from WalMart, flexwatt, helix, eggs = incubator.

[rocky88]

but dont you need air circulation

[hoo-t]

but dont you need air circulation

In a large incubator, you'll want to put in a fan to circulate the air within the incubator to equalize the tempurature throughout. It doesn't need fresh air circulation. You'll be checking on the eggs occasionally, and that provides enough fresh air exchange.

Steve