Looking for DIY incubator plans

[zeke]

I have been reading up on breeding BP's. I do not have a large collection yet. I will only be breeding 2 snakes. I'm looking for plans on a DIY incubator a small one.. I have been lookin and all I have found are ones made from coke coolers or mini friges. Or pre-made ones that cost an arm and a leg. If anyone has a good DIY please let me know. I'll keep lookin in he mean time. Thank you in advance

Cheers

[alan1]

apart from this year, have always used an 'old' viv:

raised shelf
full width heat mat
pulse stat

job done...

[Stewart_Reptiles]

From our DIY section http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=73482

[Quiet Tempest]

I got a busted mini fridge from a hotel and put heat cable inside. I got the heat cable from Petsmart's website. It's regulated by a proportional thermostat I found on Craigslist. I don't think I spent more than $50 on all of it. It isn't pretty but will definitely come in handy. It can hold seven tubs and several water bottles.

[snakesRkewl]

Mini fridges work great for a couple of clutches.
Can't get much cheaper than a free broken mini fridge, some heat tape and a thermostat.

[BaierBalls]

Here is how I have incubated Bearded Dragon eggs for the past couple years, and how I am incubating Ball Python eggs for the first time this year.

You need:

1 Styrofoam cooler
1 Submersible aquarium heater
1 Aquarium screen top
2 Bricks


Steps:

1. Place two bricks inside cooler and place screen top on top of them.
2. Fill the bottom of the cooler with a few inches of water (Do not fill over top of bricks).
3. Set the aquarium heater to 88-90 degrees.
4. Submerse aquarium heater in water in bottom of cooler.
5. Place egg-tub on top of screen top.
6. Put top on cooler.
7. Check temperature inside cooler/incubator in a few hours. Temperature setting of aquarium heater may have to be adjusted slightly according to ambient room temperature

I put a few holes in the sides of my coolers.

This set up creates a fairly stable incubator. My inside temp. sometimes fluctuates a degree or so due to changes in ambient room temperature, but nothing major. The heated water is what heats the cooler, which also creates a very humid incubator. I have hatched hundreds of healthy bearded dragons this way with no problems, and have had no problems so far this year with the ball python eggs.

Would post pictures but I don't have my camera right now. It is a very simple design.

[zeke]

thank you all for the help and links now it's time to research more. the more I know the better off I'll be. Thank you all again



Cheers