Quote Originally Posted by Lockes
has anyone built an incubator out of melamine before?

Thinking about creating a cabinet with wooden frame and glass door.

Four shelves will hold the egg boxes with space back and front for air circulated by two fans.

heating will be provided by heating pads and any empty shelves will get water bottles for temperature stability.

I have a unit called CompuCombo made locally in SA which measures temp and humidity. I can get a mist generator if I want. I dont know if the damp vermiculite will provide enough moisture to increase the humidity or not.

What you think of the idea?
you need the humidity inside the egg boxes, not the whole incubator. For the price of melamine and weight, why not find an old fridge?