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    Egg tub question

    Do egg tub containers need to be coverd?
    I noticed everyone covers them, Why?

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    Re: Egg tub question

    They are sealed to keep humidity in, I use a subtrateless incubation method and I never seal my egg box and never had any problem with humidity.

    There are various way to incubate you just need to find the one that is right for you.
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    Re: Egg tub question

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    They are sealed to keep humidity in, I use a subtrateless incubation method and I never seal my egg box and never had any problem with humidity.

    There are various way to incubate you just need to find the one that is right for you.
    I do the same method as it allows for a more wet substrate since eggs are not in it.

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    Re: Egg tub question

    Just to hold humidity if you have your eggs in a direct substrate.

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    Re: Egg tub question

    So As long as I can control the humidity at 90+ % (and Tempeture)
    I should be alright with am open container?

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    Re: Egg tub question

    90%-100%

    The only problem with covering is water spots dripping on the eggs is possible and bad air flow. You need to open the container every so many days to allow for air exchange but then you may get temperature fluctuations.

    I use the substrateless method now since you can do away with lids and still have high humitidy. Much less risk of colapse, boob eggs or mold spots growing.

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    Re: Egg tub question

    What is the substrateless method?

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    Re: Egg tub question

    This is substrateless. Some sort of grate needs to be cut to size to fit the bottom of the tub. It sits on top of drenched egg substrate. SO eggs are at a high humidity but not sitting in the wet substrate.


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    Re: Egg tub question

    So you still use the substrate I see?
    Why not just fill the bottom with water?

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    Re: Egg tub question

    Because you dont want anything sloshing around if you need to move the tub inside the incubator. You do not want the egg to come in contact with water. Its best to still have a couple inches of perelite or hatchrite or whatever you use, under the grate. This way you can keep it more wet for higher humidity but you greatly lessen the chance of rotting eggs from sitting in wet substrate.

    btw that pic is the property of Darin Taylor of Taylor made morphs in IL. Great guy!
    Last edited by Foschi Exotic Serpents; 12-23-2009 at 11:35 PM.

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