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    are these incubators any good??

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Exo-Terra-...ht_2775wt_1185



    are the exo terra incubators any good??? i willonly be expecting say 2 clutches at a time and i can start breeding so when the first 2 clutches hatch the next lot off eggs are ready



    and has any one use the exo terra bator??? are they good or bad??


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    They are VERY small, can't fit a 6 quarts tub in it you would need to divide your clutch and place the eggs in small deli cups (might want to avoid that if the eggs are stuck together and you never separated eggs before) and you will only be able to fit 1 clutch in my opinion.

    Now that size would be great for geckos and small snake species.
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    how many liters is a 6qt tub???

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    5.5 Liters.

    Incubator is not good for pythons unless its small species pythons. Best with colubrids or geckos/lizards

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    arrr so a clutch of 4-6 eggs would be to much to fit in the bator???

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    Re: are these incubators any good??

    Quote Originally Posted by crazy ball View Post
    how many liters is a 6qt tub???
    You can put one clutch up to 8 eggs depending on whether or not they are stuck together.

    That incubator might do a single clutch better be a small one and that's expensive just to hatch one clutch.
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    Even if it can fit just one clutch i still would say go bigger. I like to have room when incubating. I would build your own. I dont know of any incubators that you can buy that are better then what you can make if your creative. Especially when cost is involved. Ive seen bators that cost a grand that you could build for a couple hondo.
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    Re: are these incubators any good??

    I used that incubator this year. You should be able to easily fit three clutches in there as with the containers I use, i could fit 8 eggs per level. I do separate the eggs though, if you leave them in a clump it would be a little more difficult.

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    Overpriced Incubators

    I used a styrofoam cooler from the grocery store, put a piece of 3 inch heat tape in it and connected a rheo stat to keep the temp right. Ran it for a few days to see how well the temps would hold. You can stack 2 levels of 2 6 quart tubs with room to spare. The whole thing costed me about $40.

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    is there any more incubators that are a nice size i could get in the uk???any brands etc..

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