Incubation Temps

[mechnut450]

I got the tstat about 90 the tempsI get inside the incubator are about 88.3- 89.6 butI don't have a fan that runs in there. this year but I also setthe incubator up to be humid too (incubator humidity about 86 %) then I got what inside the tubs.

[Alice]

I used to hyper-focus on making sure every shelf in the Natures Spirit was as close to 89.5 as I could... Last year I said screw it, I will just set the HELIX at 90 and go from there... The containers were actually a few degrees colder and I had twin babies die in the egg (Pastel Crystal and probably 5 gram Pastel Mojave) along with a couple kinked babies early in the year... I then paid more attention to the temperatures having to set the HELIX up a couple degrees... I dont believe I had any more problems.
I have always heard about how tough Ball Python eggs are... I have known of someone throwing a clutch in his backpack, hopping on his motorcycle, and then riding ten or fifteen minutes to an incubator. I have heard that they have dropped probes in the egg pits in Africa and have found temps up to 100 degrees without problems.... I even heard (through the grapevine) of a breeder claiming that hes noticed if you incubate at 89 = 60 days, incubate at 90 = 55 days, and incubate at 91 = 50 days...
I dont stress out as much if I see the incubator go up a few degrees... I have a closet incubator now and I set the HELIX at 93 degrees. I have 5 probes inside the incubator and I generally have temps right about at 90 to 90.5.... My clutches have been hatching at day 52 with higher numbers of females.

I would rather a little warmer than colder... Just my opinion...

Hey Tom. I know this is an old thread but I was wondering what you ended up wtih last year in terms of sex ratio? Did the slightly higher temps continue to yield a higher percentage of females? Are they thriving?

Thanks!

[akaangela]

Since I wasn't the first to bring it back to the top How did your incubation temps match what you did last year? Did you change anything? Did you get more girls or boys, more morphs or more normals?

I am cooking my eggs at 88.5-89 and have had only one clutch with 6 eggs one died, hopefully no more will die. We are on day 53. Can't hardly wait to see those little faces

[Rock star Reptile]

I keep mine at 88.7 to 89.1
I have had good luck with this here due to the North West has crappy weather and stays pretty cold..
Not that that affects this but ya know.. It just works for me.. I will leave it at that..

[Freakie_frog]

89 and I get swings between 88 and 91 from time to time..

[Courtney281]

I incubate at 89F degrees

[Dave86]

88 for me.

[DemmBalls]

My herpstat is set at 89 and the temp stays between 88.1 - 88.7.

[Failshed]

89 and I get swings between 88 and 91 from time to time..

No problems?

[Freakie_frog]

No problems?

Hatched out all my clutches just fine last year..Got clutches in the bator now thermostat is set at 89 and never moves..

Two years ago I had my incubator get up to well of 95 for the better part of a day due to my AC going out and the outside temps being well over 100. I just knew everything was dead, but nope they hatched out just fine on worries..