Nature's Spirit Incubator

Well, I found someone local who is looking to sell their Natures Sprit incubator for an awesome price and is someone I have dealt with before. Looks like all my income tax this year is going towards the snakes! Now if I could just find someone local selling racks as well :D
For those who have the NS incubator, what are the pros/cons on it?

I don't have one, but have known other who did. The only complaint any of them had was that they outgrew it as far as being able to hold a lot of clutches. But as far as its actual use; I've only heard great things about it.

I love mine. The only complaint would be the size, but I might even get a second one, rather than upgrading to a larger one(spread the ggs to two baskets).
Congrats.

I absolutely Love mine. Easy set-up and good visibility of the clutches without opening and closing the door. The false wall keeps the temps steady. I did find that putting something in front of the fan to create a little turbulence helped eliminate any hot spots. I also love the size because it is fairly unobtrusive, yet I also wish there where larger models of the same design. I think I'm going to have to invest in a second one this season. Overall, I don't think there is a better incubator out there for it's size and price. I had 100% hatch rate last season and credit the 'bator highly for that. :gj:

Hope it helps.

Cheers,
Kat

how many clutches of ball python eggs can you usually fit into this incubator. im shooping for a new one as well and have been thinking of this one.

NS Incubators.... flawless! :)

We've got four of them now, two larger ones and two of the normal size. I love them and find them to be well worth the money. Casey does an awesome job building them!!

I have a 100% hatch ratio using mine as well. Of course those statistics aren't nearly impressive when I say I've only had one clutch of eggs. :D

All in all I love mine. For someone like me who has no talent building things, it was PERFECT. The size would be a bit small for someone who had MANY clutches of eggs to incubate, but for a hobbiest like me it's great. I also use larger tubs to incubate, so will limited on how many tubs I can fit in there.

Ive got 3 of them so far and I absolutly love them!!

i have one and although I've not "used" it yet it has been running for the last month and Its never varied more than 2 degrees. also what size containers do you guys use with this incubator. the ones im using now I can only fit 5 clutches in. maybe i need something smaller. thanks JOHN

I've had one for about 4 years now. It works okay, but I didn't love it very much the first year I used it. The plastic walls are not well insulated and it loses heat easily if you keep it in a colder room. The first year I had it running I had it in my basement where the temp was in the low 60's. My temps were extremely variable on each shelf. It does help to fill up the bottom level with water bottles which helps to retain heat and also acts as a baffle for the air from the fan, which I think is too strong. I've had much better luck now that I keep it in my herp room which is always in the mid to high 70's. Another problem that I've run into is with the egg boxes drying out too quickly. Don't put any holes in your egg boxes and make sure they're well sealed. I think the fan is too strong and will dry out the air too quickly. I've lost clutches of eggs before because I didn't seal the egg container properly and they dried out very quickly. I can fit 9 boxes of eggs into mine if I fill the bottom shelf with water bottles, 12 boxes if I don't use the water bottles.

Mark

Thanks everyone :D
Mark, thank you especially to you, that is exactly the kind of thing I need to know! It will be going into my herp room, which is in the basement. The room tends to hold steady right around 75 degrees.

Thank you as well Mark for the great tip on using water bottles on the bottom. Another quick question for you Mark, where do you think is the best place to put the thermostat probe?
Thanks,

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where do you think is the best place to put the thermostat probe?

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Inside one of the egg containers on one of the middle shelves.
I also like to put the probe for a couple of indoor/outdoor digital thermometers in boxes on other shelves too.

I never put the probe on mine in an egg chamber, I hung it from the bottom shelf in front of a smallish container which was half filled with water. The air from the fan hit the container to help deflect the air around the whole unit. Please keep in mind this is a smaller unit.

The temps in the incubator only fluctuated by one tenth of a degree. It also helps to keep it in a stable temp room.... mid 70's

bricks also work well instead of water bottles...they hold the heat and are able to stack with out rolling around...