Bp incubator

[Goodman]

Hi guys I'm in my final steps of putting together my incubator for my bps. I was curious if anyone has ever used a fogger system to control humidity? Any pros and cons?

[Izzys Keeper]

I would think a fogger might cause too much droplets to settle. I had one on my chameleon cage and it made all the leaves wet. Another thing is that the fog always sank to the bottom. I see that being a problem with circulation

[Goodman]

I was thinking of installing a fan for circulation. How bad are the drops from the repti fogger? Anything I could rig up to help Incase I can't stop the drips. Like a drip tray or something?

[kitedemon]

I would not use a fogger. They can harbour huge amounts of bacteria as well. They are micro rain drops this is why they cause tons of drips. The commercial units that control humidity use a drip tube on a evaporation tray. Basically they have a probe that when the rh drops they will introduce a few drips of water to a medium that will cause hold the drip and allow it evaporate inside the incubator. This would be difficult to duplicate a herpstat humidity might although the problem is the delay between dripping and humidity changes I would think a herpstat could not be programmed to do so easily.

[kitedemon]

I have been Im with a friend and asked what he used on his incubator he said a Brinsea H22 humidity controller. Apparently it is a bit complex to install and not cheap but my friend loves his.

[Adam Chandler]

A fogger sounds like a mess. Have you considered 6 quart shoebox tubs sealed with Glad press n' seal for individual clutches?

Either with Vermiculite and/or Perlite, or the substrate-less method it's an easy way to maintain 99%-100% humidity for your eggs.

If you do decided to go with a fogger keep in mind you cannot let any water condense above the eggs and drip down on them. Liquid water dripping on the eggs will kill them.

[Goodman]

I have considered the tubs and that setup for the eggs. I was actually planning on using that approach but instead of using a lot of water in the containers I was thinking of the fogger to maintain a constant humidity with minimal interference. And with the 6qrt tubs for each clutch having holes in them but lids to protect them and a fan to circulate everything I was thinking it would be ok.

If not a humidity machine then what should I do. I wanted something besides wet vermiculite not sure why but if its the best option which it's appearing to be I will go with what you say

[snakesRkewl]

A fogger?

Egg tubs do a wonderful job at holding the humidity in the tub, I'm not sure why you'd want to change something that works 100% perfect already.

With the substratless method you add the perlite, water, egg crate into a locking lid tub and a few tiny holes for ventilation and done.
No need to mess with foggers or press n seal, just place in the inc and basically forget about them until they hatch.
Occasionally I have to add a 1/2 of a cup of water towards the end of incubating, around 45 days, and that's it.

It's just too easy IMO to do it any other way, especially if you are just learning, it's almost foolproof