condensation in egg box help

[bigballs]

im testing my incubator now and i am getting too much condensation on the walls and lid of the egg box. what can i do to reduce the amount of condensation??

[Laooda]

If I understand correctly... it's caused bye a difference of temps between locations??? What type of inc are you using?

[bigballs]

im using a styrofoam box and heating it with a water heater in a tub of water underneath the egg box. the room temp is 75 degrees. could that be the reason why im getting condensation?

[Laooda]

Prolly... I'm really not sure, I just remember something in VPI's book about condensation... have you searched here for home made incs?

[bigballs]

ya i have and most of them are heated by heat tape which seems like a good idea but i dont know if i have enough time to actually change my setup. i may try to dry out the vermiculite a little and put my incubators in my reptile room so the temperature difference isnt so dramatic.

any other ideas??

[JASBALLS]

Condinsation is good, But not on the lid.. If water can drip on the eggs they will not make it. Or they will come out deformed.

[bigballs]

ya thats what i have been reading and i have been getting a small amount of condensation on the sides up until today when i noticed some on the lid and it looks like enough to start dripping eventually and i dont know what to do now.

[JASBALLS]

ya thats what i have been reading and i have been getting a small amount of condensation on the sides up until today when i noticed some on the lid and it looks like enough to start dripping eventually and i dont know what to do now.

Redue your mixture, Take out your medium and put in a new batch only dryer, See how that works..

[bigballs]

i have a hygrometer in the egg box and it says 95% humidity. thats the right range but maybe the vermiculite is too damp because im planning on incubating using the substrateless method and i think i might have over saturated the vermiculite.

ill try remixing it tomorrow and see how it works out.

thanks.

[bigballs]

this is the amount of condensation im getting on the lid of the egg box. is this acceptable or are my eggs at risk??