Show me your incubator's

Time for me to make my incubator but i want to see what you all have, so can everyone post your incubators i dont care if you just bought one or made one yourself just like to get some ideas.

Larger Natures Spirit incubator than the typical ones you see, and in black.


http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...P1040677-1.jpg

24 cubic foot true cooler, herpstat thermostat with two 30 inch strips of 11x12 flexwatt, a bathroom ceiling fan on a rheostat, water bottles and egg tubs.
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/PICT4939.jpg

Nothing fancy, but it does the job just fine.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ding/002-2.jpg

And it has pretty lights, lol
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ding/003-1.jpg

very interesting.. im new to bps but hoping to try this in the future

Just made mine out of a big ice chest with a herpstat tstat

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/x...g/IMG_0271.jpg

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/x...g/IMG_0270.jpg

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http://kurveballz.weebly.com/snake-room.html#

Nothing Special...small but do able. 11" Flexwat hooked up to a Zoo Med 500R thermostat! First year going to be using it, so its kinda an experiment in progress. If I don't like it then Ill know what to do different next time. ;)

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Just made mine out of a big ice chest with a herpstat tstat

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/x...g/IMG_0271.jpg

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What are you using to heat this and to circulate the heat? Im looking for something small and easy this looks like it could be perfect.

I used a wine cooler! It's just like a mini fridge but it has a glass door so you can see in. It holds 4 clutches which works for me! Hatched two clutches so far with no problems. I have 11" heat tape with computer fan to circulate the heat!

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What are you using to heat this and to circulate the heat? Im looking for something small and easy this looks like it could be perfect.

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11 in flexwatt on the bottom and a computer fan.

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I used a wine cooler! It's just like a mini fridge but it has a glass door so you can see in. It holds 4 clutches which works for me! Hatched two clutches so far with no problems. I have 11" heat tape with computer fan to circulate the heat!

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Wow that is like the exact same incubator I am using! this is my first year using it so im hoping it will work pretty good!

http://kurveballz.weebly.com/uploads...96/2134515.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtOXwa4koco

Nothing fancy, just another homemade fridge incubator.

Cheers,
-Matt

Two rows of 10 watt 3" in the back. It's powered by a VE-300 with a VE-100 as a backup. I also inverted the built-in fan and sealed the back of it so it cycles the interior air.


http://rockymountainballs.com/highsl.../incubator.jpg

OK sorry about this but I gota ask what's with the water bottles / gallons in these incubators? I never breed snakes just asking out of curiosity.

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OK sorry about this but I gota ask what's with the water bottles / gallons in these incubators? I never breed snakes just asking out of curiosity.

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Good question, I would also like to know as this will be my first year as well....

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Good question, I would also like to know as this will be my first year as well....

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The water bottles help keep a more even temperature because water cools slower than air:)

the water bottles serve as a thermal mass. they absorb the heat so that when you open the incubator door and the cool air rushes in, the bottles will hold the temp and heat the cool air back up to proper temp quickly.
adam jeffery

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Wow that is like the exact same incubator I am using! this is my first year using it so im hoping it will work pretty good!

http://kurveballz.weebly.com/uploads...96/2134515.jpg

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Mine is very, very similar to yours! Almost identical and it works great! Successfully hatched out two clutches so far! Do a dry run to make sure it holds temp well! If it does then it should work great!

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Larger Natures Spirit incubator than the typical ones you see, and in black.


http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...P1040677-1.jpg

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Wow that looks amazing. How many clutches does it hold ? I am planning on getting one from NS as well. They look flawless.

Sorry guys my incubator is not all fancified like some of yours. I built it myself hopefully one day will paint over the pepsi logos and get someone to paint something cool on it............Ne way here she is.....
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...68178414_n.jpg
The top shelf
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...32387748_n.jpg
bottom shelf.......
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...76038467_n.jpg
So it should hold over 20 clutches so she may not be the prettiest girl at the ball, but she'll do

Here is my cooler incubator.

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...rincubator.jpg

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...incubator3.jpg

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...incubator4.jpg

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...incubator2.jpg

I didn't use flexwatt but rather took heat cable and wrapped it around the PVC.

Where did you get that pepsi case?! huge pepsi fan here and have been looking for one of those for awhile to build my new incubator. Currently using an ice box incubator too but need a bigger one this year...hopefully...
Keep the pepsi logo! give the incubator personality :)

Some very interesting designs everyone!

I found a mini fridge about a month ago and yesterday got everything i think i need to get this incubator together. My ? is do i HAVE to have a fan in my incubator its only a 4cu ?

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nice touch. I just bought a cooler incubator off another BP member. Very exciting stuff. Once the clutches are too big for it, I'll build one, but that's not for another 3-4 years.

Here is a mini fridge incubator my buddy and I made.
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I made my incubator out of a broken Red Bull fridge.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...3/dsc_0242.jpg

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I made my incubator out of a broken Red Bull fridge.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...3/dsc_0242.jpg

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How do so many people come across these awesome looking broken fridges? I've been trying to find something like this for about 2 years now lol

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How do so many people come across these awesome looking broken fridges? I've been trying to find something like this for about 2 years now lol

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All I can tell you is to keep an eye on craigslist. Glass door mini fridges like this when broken compressors pop up every so often from people trying to get rid of them rather than trying to fix them.

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I found a mini fridge about a month ago and yesterday got everything i think i need to get this incubator together. My ? is do i HAVE to have a fan in my incubator its only a 4cu ?

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Fans keep temps a little more even throughout the incubator by circulating the air. Even in smaller incubators the temps can vary as much as a couple degrees without the use of a fan. You'd probably be just fine in a smaller incubator, but as cheap as little computer fans are, its worth it to add one just in case.

One of our incubators. Nothing fancy. Just your standard cooler with some heat tape, fan, water bottles, Glad tupperware tubs and vermiculite all hooked up to a Herpstat. Its full of eggs at the moment so I'm not gunna take everything out for pics when we all know whats in it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...t/SANY0589.jpg

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Trey

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Mine is just a cooler incubator as well. I used a Heat cable wrapped arount the PVC layer at the bottom of the bator. PC fan has been wired to a 12V power supply and is what is used to circulate the air. So far, two successful clutches hatched with two more cooking!

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...rincubator.jpg

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...incubator2.jpg

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...incubator3.jpg

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...incubator4.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...20Build/23.jpg

Here's mine! It holds 4-6 clutches and is very simple. A friend at work chopped the cord accidentally so free fridge/incubator....lol
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...s/100_6981.jpg

What is that very cool black one thats posted? It matches the racks!