Those who have converted mini fridge to incubator. A question.

How large of a mini fridge do you think you need for 1-3 BP clutches. More than likely it will only be one or two.

I'm starting to look now in anticipation of next season.

Thanks
Paul

A 4.0 cubic foot mini fridge will hold 3 clutches if you use 6qt tubs, 4 or 5 if you have small clutches and put them in smaller tubs.

It's a great idea to have it set up ahead of time, I have my new coke cooler incubator purring away in the closet now awaiting any of the 5 clutches I'm expecting this season.

This past season I was very happy with my mini fridge and how my eggs turned out.

I dont know the exact measurements of mine but will get them to you tomorrow. It holds 5 clutches/ 5 6qt tubs.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=110419

Oh and to get it, find your local classifieds, or even craigslist and say that youre looking for broken mini fridges for a hobby. I got a lot of responses that way and paid nothing for it.

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

Oh and to get it, find your local classifieds, or even craigslist and say that youre looking for broken mini fridges for a hobby. I got a lot of responses that way and paid nothing for it.

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Ditto.
Flexwatt heat tape, a thermostat and the free fridge and presto :)

My fridge was 2 months old, the owners little kid broke the copper freon tube and released they freon, so they gave it away.

we have ours in a wine cooler fridge..works awesome hold 3 to 4 clutches

It depends on the containers you plan on using as egg boxes...
a 4 cubic foot should be fine for 2-4 clutches... If you plan on growing you may want to think about making something bigger now instead of starting over when you are going to produce more clutches than this one will hold.

I built an incubator out of an Igloo 150 qt marine cooler (Walmart) last season that will hold 8-10 7qt rubermaid tubs nicely with good air circulation for even temps. Cost me less than a mini fridge