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I bought a broken wine cooler for $10 on craigslist. It has a nice glass front door for easy visibility. I haven't put it together yet but I'm planning on buying one of the Vivarium Electronics thermostats from reptilebasics.com when I do. They always provide quality equipment and great customer service.
Specializing in Ball Pythons, New Caledonian Geckos, and African Fat Tails
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I was expecting some DIY Halloween themed incubator. I'm Mildly disappointed LOL
I am about to order this (http://www.nsreptiles.com/incubator.html). Shipping is going to kill me [Ontario, Canada] but if your in the US, shipping is free and it's had nothing but great reviews. Customer Service is great - and the product looks really cool. Casey was really helpful with me, and was a pleasure to talk to.
Cheers.
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Re: Witch incubator?
 Originally Posted by adamjeffery
this isnt accurate. many many people have been hatching reptiles using hovabators for years. you just have to keep a better watch on them since the wafer thermostat isnt as reliable as a real thermostat. its the best incubator to start with if you will only have 1 to 2 clutches.
ive had mine in use for over 10 years with no issues.
adam jeffery
I only produced one clutch this year, and had thrown out my mini-fridge incubator during a recent move (it was messed up)... so one of my friends gave me an old Little Giant, which is basically the same as a Hovabator. All 5 eggs, including the boobie egg, hatched out 100% healthy and perfect! It held the temps within ~1-2 degrees and humidity was steady, but I did occasionally have to adjust (very slightly) the temp control. For one or two clutches, and if you don't mind keeping an eye on temps, I think they work just fine for $50 - or free, in my case.
Last edited by Lolo76; 10-05-2011 at 05:14 AM.
Lolo's Collection...
Ball Pythons: 0.4 Normals, 1.0 Pastel, 1.1 Mojaves, 1.0 Black Pastel, 2.0 Spiders, 0.1 Lesser, 1.0 Orange Ghost, 0.1 Honeybee
0.1 Spotted Python, 1.1 Stimson's Pythons, 1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
3.4 Corn Snakes, 1.1 Western Hognose Snakes, 1.2 cats, and 1.0 dog (47lb mutt)
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Re: Witch incubator?
 Originally Posted by eel588
I bought a broken wine cooler for $10 on craigslist. It has a nice glass front door for easy visibility. I haven't put it together yet but I'm planning on buying one of the Vivarium Electronics thermostats from reptilebasics.com when I do. They always provide quality equipment and great customer service.
That's what I want for next year! Last year I got a free mini-fridge off craigslist, and made it into a very rough homemade incubator... only problems were the solid door (I opened it WAY too often for a peek), and a rather funky toxic-like smell. So I'd love to get a wine cooler, or one of those large soda coolers, and make a better incubator for next season.
Last edited by Lolo76; 10-05-2011 at 05:20 AM.
Lolo's Collection...
Ball Pythons: 0.4 Normals, 1.0 Pastel, 1.1 Mojaves, 1.0 Black Pastel, 2.0 Spiders, 0.1 Lesser, 1.0 Orange Ghost, 0.1 Honeybee
0.1 Spotted Python, 1.1 Stimson's Pythons, 1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
3.4 Corn Snakes, 1.1 Western Hognose Snakes, 1.2 cats, and 1.0 dog (47lb mutt)
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