What type of incubator do you use?
I know that everyone here who breeds ball pythons obviously needs an incubator, so what do you use? If you made it yourself then what do you use to heat it, thermostat,ext.
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just built this guy
http://www.extensivesnakes.com/image...ncubator02.jpg
4' x 23" x 23"
3/4" plywood except for top and back thats 1/4"
1/4" pip insulation
shower board covering that
shelving units
3' helix radiant heat panel
120mm fan at the top
herpstat thermostat
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I got mine from Justin Kobylka - it's his first incubator, now he's using a full sized refridgerator.
This has heat tape on the door and a fan for air circulation. Controlled with a Helix thermostat. It can hold up to 8 clutches at one time.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9.../Incubator.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...Incubator2.jpg
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I had one built. PVC with a plexiglass window, holds 12 clutches, controlled by a Helix.
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How did the water increase the humidty, did u have a bunch of holes in the water bottles? what humidity is best for incubation, temp?
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RyanF
How did the water increase the humidty, did u have a bunch of holes in the water bottles? what humidity is best for incubation, temp?
I assume the question is for me :confused:
The water bottles in the incubator have nothing to do with humidity (obviously you would not want to have bottles full of water with holes in them especially when you have electricity involved ;))
The water bottles help stabilizing and holding the temps, if the power was to go out the incubator would maintain it's temps longer.
Humidity has to do with your egg box and how it is set.
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o wow didnt think about it that way, good idea.
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I use a full size commercial freezer. It holds 28 6 qt tubs.
6 2 liter bottles on bottom and 11 ft of 11" flexwatt. Also 6 80mm Computer fans ran to a Jumped Computer power supply.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...r/100_2681.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...r/100_2844.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...r/100_2846.jpg
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dang thats qwite the incubatior, plenty big enough for most people
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I like this design a lot. I may have to try putting one of these together - http://www.slideshare.net/mkgiver/th...te-incubator-5
-Ross
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I turned an entire closet into an incubator last year, but it was a battle to stabilize the temperatures when the outdoor temps started spiking over 100F. I will probably be looking for a new solution for the upcoming season.
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wow thats a great incubator, i might just build something like this
