Keeping humidity up

[RichieBoo]

What is a good way of keeping humidity up in egg tub....i have a wet rag in there now....

[Reddog]

I use perlite I purchase from a local nursery.

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[RichieBoo]

im using vermiculite...

[snakesRkewl]

Use a tub that seals well, locking lid tubs work great.
Use egg crate sitting on top of vermiculite or perilite,
Add water until it touches the bottom of the egg crate.
If you have to much humidity you can then add a couple holes to ventilate.

[coolballsdave]

I saw someone else using press and seal. I have adopted this method as well. I had a humidity problem with my first clutch this year. It was a four egg clutch and all four dimpled in about 20 days into incubation.

I use a substrate free method and I have a fan in my incubator that runs constantly. With the fan running all the time there was too much airflow into the tub between the lid and the tub and my water reservoir dried up. One of the embryo/eggs died. I carefully poured more water into my reservoir and I put press and seal under the lid with a few 1/8 inch holes and the other three recovered and seemed to absorb a little moisture. The 3 survivors are due to pip this Thursday and I fully expect them to live. Hope this story answers some questions.

[snakesRkewl]

I saw someone else using press and seal. I have adopted this method as well. I had a humidity problem with my first clutch this year. It was a four egg clutch and all four dimpled in about 20 days into incubation.

I use a substrate free method and I have a fan in my incubator that runs constantly. With the fan running all the time there was too much airflow into the tub between the lid and the tub and my water reservoir dried up. One of the embryo/eggs died. I carefully poured more water into my reservoir and I put press and seal under the lid with a few 1/8 inch holes and the other three recovered and seemed to absorb a little moisture. The 3 survivors are due to pip this Thursday and I fully expect them to live. Hope this story answers some questions.

If you use a tub that seals well there is no need for seal a meal,
Seal a meal isn't necessary with the substrateless method and is a good way to get too much humidity imo.

[Reddog]

Here is a pic of how i set up my tubs, this method has always worked great for me.

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[RichieBoo]

Too much humidity can make them dimple....the accurite says hi... should i take off the saran wrap..and just seal the tub with the top...

[coolballsdave]

If you use a tub that seals well there is no need for seal a meal,
Seal a meal isn't necessary with the substrateless method and is a good way to get too much humidity imo.

can a tub get too humid? From what I understand as long as there is no condensation on the walls or lid of the tubs the humidity doesn't matter. Am I wrong about this?

[snakesRkewl]

Too much humidity will make them mold, not dimple in.

If you use a tub that has a lid that seals well then you shouldn't need seal a meal.
We use 7qt locking lid sterilte tubs and they seal so well we add 4 tiny holes for ventilation...