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home -made incubators

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  • 03-21-2017, 11:04 PM
    Lizardlicks
    Okay briefly hijacking the thread to ask a question: I have a mini coke fridge I'm going to convert, and it's a bit shorter than @PitOnTheProwl's cooler. About how tall would it need to be before you start considering adding a fan element?

    Pic of the same model fridge I have that someone else also converted into a 'bator (which makes me giggle).
    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...eIncubator.jpg
  • 03-22-2017, 06:04 AM
    PitOnTheProwl
    All you can do is run it and see what your temperatures are in different locations and go from there.
  • 03-22-2017, 09:22 AM
    JodanOrNoDan
    Re: home -made incubators
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
    All you can do is run it and see what your temperatures are in different locations and go from there.

    This ^^^ 100% and I would add that you need to run it in a "real world" configuration, everything in place except the eggs, for at least 12 hrs to determine if the temps are uniform and stable. I actually had fans ready to go in for my current design but realized in my dry runs that I didn't need them. A good thing to know also in this process is how long it takes to get it up and stable from room temp.
  • 03-22-2017, 09:54 AM
    Lizardlicks
    Cool, noted for future use! Thanks guys.
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