Making an incubator that will COOL?
Hi, does anyone know how I would go about making an incubator that will cool down instead of/as well as heat up? I see all the DIY incubators are made with refrigerators and heat tape etc. with thermostat. I think that is because most shown are people from North America or cold climates. Here, when the eggs hatch out, the weather gets really hot and is often well above 90F. I wonder if one can make an incubator that will cool the eggs down to the appropriate temperature instead of heat up?
If it is not doable then I guess I will have to keep them in the air conditioned room but that would work for now but really not much space left in there.
By the way my friend once hatched some eggs with a wine cooler that he hooked up to a thermostat. But it is really small and he did gecko eggs it worked for him but it seems too small for several clutches of python eggs.
Re: Making an incubator that will COOL?
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The Serpent Merchant
Well it depends on how handy you are, you could modify a fridge to be controlled by a thermostat... This becomes fairly complex when dealing with compressors and the other systems in a fridge. The other option (which will cost more but be easier) would be to get a window unit style air conditioner and using dryer duct (or something similar) piping in the hot air/cold air.
sounds difficult. is there anything on the market I can just buy?
