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    Incubator

    What does everyone suggest would be best incubator option for just a small hobby breeder only have two at most clutches at once to start with

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    Amazon has lot of incubators for a hobby breeder at different prices points too, maybe you will find what you are looking for, good luck
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    There are a lot of incubators online I would not trust for 5 min, the single most important piece of equipment in an incubator is a reliable T-Stat which most so called incubators out there do not have, you end up paying a lot of money for something that you could build for a lot less while focusing on the most important part (a RELIABLE thermostat)

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    Re: Incubator

    Take a broken wine fridge, rip the cooling parts, put heat tape and thermostat (vivarium or herpstat) and you are all set

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    Re: Incubator

    Quote Originally Posted by VIP CONSTRICTORS View Post
    Take a broken wine fridge, rip the cooling parts, put heat tape and thermostat (vivarium or herpstat) and you are all set
    X2....... Its too easy to build one that will out perform any of the ones you can buy

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    I agree with all of the advice everyone has already given. I have researched pretty much all of the Exo Terra incubators and Zoo Med Reptibator incubators you will find on Amazon and pretty much all of them have a lot of bad reviews. Building your own is very simple and low cost. You can use anything from something as small and simple as a styrofoam cooler to something as large as a refrigerator. Myself, I have been on the lookout for an old broken wine/beverage cooler, because I like the idea of having a glass door on the front. As others have advised, a reliable and accurate thermostat should be your most important consideration, along with a fan for good air circulation. There are tons of videos on Youtube that show you how to make many different kinds of incubators...

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