Would this work?

Im thinking about cutting egg crate to the size of a 6 qt tub, and then somehow gluing/siliconing it to the tub, about 2 1/2 inches high... Then when t comes time to incubate, i just fill the tub with 1 inch of water, and place the eggs on the egg crate.... Would this work? No more having to mix vermiculite/perlite, and i can re-use them after disinfecting them....

I know a couple people who use that method and have success, don't see why it wouldn't work.

it should work , but if refering ot the cardboard ones like chicken eggs come in I be carefull cause if it gets wet it will mold, give out and you could drown the eggs. I personaly would use a piece of light disfuser( small plactic grate ) and do the same with it this stuff been great. I found it helped me when I hatched my bp last year and it prevented the wet stains on all the eggs from getting worstwhen I had them sitting on the medium direct.

We have used this method this season and haven't had a problem!

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Originally Posted by DBD

Im thinking about cutting egg crate to the size of a 6 qt tub, and then somehow gluing/siliconing it to the tub, about 2 1/2 inches high... Then when t comes time to incubate, i just fill the tub with 1 inch of water, and place the eggs on the egg crate.... Would this work? No more having to mix vermiculite/perlite, and i can re-use them after disinfecting them....

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It's easier if you just lay the egg crate on top of perilite and fill with water until the perilite is totally saturated. The perilite is just there to help keep the water from sloshing around and for something for the egg crate to rest on. I would not trust using only glue to hold your eggs above the water. If that glue gives out you would lose your clutch. I did have a few clutches this year when I had ran out of perilite so I used a few sections of PVC to elevate the egg crate above the water. It worked fine but I had to be more careful when moving the box, and I removed the eggs the night before they came out of the eggs because I was worried abut them crawling through the egg crate and drowning.

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Originally Posted by pfan151

It's easier if you just lay the egg crate on top of perilite and fill with water until the perilite is totally saturated. The perilite is just there to help keep the water from sloshing around and for something for the egg crate to rest on. I would not trust using only glue to hold your eggs above the water. If that glue gives out you would lose your clutch. I did have a few clutches this year when I had ran out of perilite so I used a few sections of PVC to elevate the egg crate above the water. It worked fine but I had to be more careful when moving the box, and I removed the eggs the night before they came out of the eggs because I was worried abut them crawling through the egg crate and drowning.

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I agree wholeheartedly! I wouldn't do it without the Perlite. I would be too neurotic about a hatchling drowning. I used this method with Perlite this season and was very happy.

We actually had our clutches in a cooler, with the bottom filled with about 5 inches or so of water. We used a submersible heater such as the ones used for fish tanks, and attached that to a herpstat.
We then had egg containers sitting at the top, with some holes drilled in the sides to allow the humidity in and they were sitting on the light diffuser - no perlite/vermiculite at all - humidity/temps always spot on. Never had any eggs dimple prematurely or mold, and had 100% hatch rate.

4, 2.5 inch pvc couplings under the cut light diffuser and you can save the glue. the pvc will also keep the egg weight from warping the shelf and sagging into the water. i use this method of incubation and have no problems, but you need to be very sure that your incubator does not move around much. you will need to find a way to keep the babies from going under the shelf. i put them in a seperate container to come out of the egg.

good luck. if you use a probe in container make sure it does not fall through the crate into the water.
howard

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Originally Posted by mechnut450

it should work , but if refering ot the cardboard ones like chicken eggs come in I be carefull cause if it gets wet it will mold, give out and you could drown the eggs. I personaly would use a piece of light disfuser( small plactic grate ) and do the same with it this stuff been great. I found it helped me when I hatched my bp last year and it prevented the wet stains on all the eggs from getting worstwhen I had them sitting on the medium direct.

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I'm talking about the egg crate that is the same thing as light difusers...

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Originally Posted by AjBalls

I know a couple people who use that method and have success, don't see why it wouldn't work.

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Originally Posted by paulinacbr

We have used this method this season and haven't had a problem!

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Originally Posted by pfan151

It's easier if you just lay the egg crate on top of perilite and fill with water until the perilite is totally saturated. The perilite is just there to help keep the water from sloshing around and for something for the egg crate to rest on. I would not trust using only glue to hold your eggs above the water. If that glue gives out you would lose your clutch. I did have a few clutches this year when I had ran out of perilite so I used a few sections of PVC to elevate the egg crate above the water. It worked fine but I had to be more careful when moving the box, and I removed the eggs the night before they came out of the eggs because I was worried abut them crawling through the egg crate and drowning.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I agree wholeheartedly! I wouldn't do it without the Perlite. I would be too neurotic about a hatchling drowning. I used this method with Perlite this season and was very happy.

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Originally Posted by paulinacbr

We actually had our clutches in a cooler, with the bottom filled with about 5 inches or so of water. We used a submersible heater such as the ones used for fish tanks, and attached that to a herpstat.
We then had egg containers sitting at the top, with some holes drilled in the sides to allow the humidity in and they were sitting on the light diffuser - no perlite/vermiculite at all - humidity/temps always spot on. Never had any eggs dimple prematurely or mold, and had 100% hatch rate.

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Originally Posted by hross

4, 2.5 inch pvc couplings under the cut light diffuser and you can save the glue. the pvc will also keep the egg weight from warping the shelf and sagging into the water. i use this method of incubation and have no problems, but you need to be very sure that your incubator does not move around much. you will need to find a way to keep the babies from going under the shelf. i put them in a seperate container to come out of the egg.

good luck. if you use a probe in container make sure it does not fall through the crate into the water.
howard

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Thanks Guys! I think i'm just going to use the egg crate/light difuser on top of perlite... I can get huge bags of pure perlite for cheap like 5 minutes away from my house, i might as well...

Thanks Again!
~Brandon