Quote Originally Posted by Brandon Osborne View Post
Mark, you can put the eggs directly in the hovabator, as long as you also add the substrate as well. I have hatched everything from burms to balls to GTP in them. I used to use bigger, modified, shipping boxes for the base of a hovabator. I could fit 60 burmese eggs in one hovabator.
I used one once the same way with a clutch of burm eggs and ended up cooking them. Granted that's only one time so not a good representatioin, but I've also seen other people use them that way and lose their eggs. Hovabators don't seal very well and they can dry out quickly, especially in a dry environment. And the thermostats are really not that great. Personally I'd rather not chance it.