incubator egg box poll

OK just want to know do you use egg crate on top of your substrate adn fill water the egg crate or light diffuser or do you place eggs in the substrate directly????


Lance

I place the eggs straight into perlite

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

I place the eggs straight into perlite

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Egg crate over perlite

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Originally Posted by Annarose15

Egg crate over perlite

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egg crate over sponge or perlite.

Light diffuser over vermiculite.

I've done this both ways with my corns. When done right, there is no problem with either, however, I prefer using a light diffuser over my substrate for the big reason of it being cleaner. When babies hatch, they aren't getting stuff stuck to them. That's more for me than them, however.

Eggs right in vermiculite...

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Originally Posted by ClarkT

egg crate over sponge or perlite.

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sponge? Interesting! Also, what kind of perlite do you guys prefer? Where do you buy it?

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Light diffuser over vermiculite.

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Ditto

Light diffuser over course perlite

Eggs straight in vermiculite.

Going to mix vermiculite and perlite this year.

There is a guy on another forum that uses those little blue glass rocks that you put in fish tanks as a "medium". You put 2 inches of rock, then one inch of water. Then put the eggs right on top of the rocks. Kinda like an egg crate. And you can re-use the rocks. I think that is what I am going to try my first year to breed.

light diffuser with pvc tubing zip tied to bottom and placed in water. no substrate. didn't vote

Good poll. Haven't seen this question in a poll yet!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Light diffuser over vermiculite.

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wow this was a great poll I and replies I really am liking the light diffuser over the vermiculate. Here is the question to that do I still add only enough water so it clumps and don't drip or can I add more since no eggs will touch the substrate or water? Thus I can put a 1/4 hole in front and back and never need to air it out or worry about humidity issues?

Lance

Light diffuser here. I had really bad luck with putting the eggs on hatchrite, and no issues at all with the diffuser. It's pretty much fool proof, don't have to worry about humidity, eggs getting too wet or dry, it's nice to have one less thing to worry about.

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Originally Posted by lance

wow this was a great poll I and replies I really am liking the light diffuser over the vermiculate. Here is the question to that do I still add only enough water so it clumps and don't drip or can I add more since no eggs will touch the substrate or water? Thus I can put a 1/4 hole in front and back and never need to air it out or worry about humidity issues?

Lance

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if you're using perlite, you can add a lot of water.

even with the substrate being very wet, I still used glad press n seal. checked eggs once a week. this lets fresh air in. and about the last two weeks, I open a tiny hole in one corner to let air in when the eggs need it the most.

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Originally Posted by don15681

if you're using perlite, you can add a lot of water.

even with the substrate being very wet, I still used glad press n seal. checked eggs once a week. this lets fresh air in. and about the last two weeks, I open a tiny hole in one corner to let air in when the eggs need it the most.

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I plan to use Vermiculite I use perlite for my crested gecko eggs but saw some people do 2 cups vermiculite then a cup perlite as a mix for ball pythons but I feel Vermiculite and egg crate is gonna be for me. I like the method of checking once a week but if I use a 1/4 hole in the tub would that disturb the humidity much you think or should I leave it all sealed up and only check once a week let some fresh air in then do the tiny hole the last two weeks?

thanks

Lance

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Originally Posted by lance

I plan to use Vermiculite I use perlite for my crested gecko eggs but saw some people do 2 cups vermiculite then a cup perlite as a mix for ball pythons but I feel Vermiculite and egg crate is gonna be for me. I like the method of checking once a week but if I use a 1/4 hole in the tub would that disturb the humidity much you think or should I leave it all sealed up and only check once a week let some fresh air in then do the tiny hole the last two weeks?

thanks

Lance

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my very first clutch, I used perlite very very wet and the light grid. 6 qt sterlite tub with lid that came with the tub with no holes. my eggs dented shortly after I placed them in the incubator. by the time the were ready to hatch. the top was almost touching the bottom. the eggs hatched and it was a weak clutch. talk to a breeder I know that been breeding for years and he told me to use glad press n seal. haven't had a problem since. that was 07

I see post that some do put a small hole in and have good results. I also seen some that has problems also. I recommend the glad press n seal. you can also put the lid on over it. the perfect condition for an egg is 100% humidity without the egg getting wet.

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Originally Posted by don15681

my very first clutch, I used perlite very very wet and the light grid. 6 qt sterlite tub with lid that came with the tub with no holes. my eggs dented shortly after I placed them in the incubator. by the time the were ready to hatch. the top was almost touching the bottom. the eggs hatched and it was a weak clutch. talk to a breeder I know that been breeding for years and he told me to use glad press n seal. haven't had a problem since. that was 07

I see post that some do put a small hole in and have good results. I also seen some that has problems also. I recommend the glad press n seal. you can also put the lid on over it. the perfect condition for an egg is 100% humidity without the egg getting wet.

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got my press n seal about a week ago gonna use vermiculite, egg crate on top of that then the eggs press adn seal then the lid and instead of a 1/4 hole every wed. I'll open a crack of the press and seal for 5 min. and let some fresh air in then last two weeks I'll use a little hole in the press adn seal somewhere. Sound good :)

Lance