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    Re: professional incubator

    A buddy of mine has a LARGE incubator he got from a zoo. It could seriously fit a person in it. It's about 4' high, 4' wide, and like 4' deep. It was used for ostrich eggs.

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    Re: professional incubator

    Quote Originally Posted by panthercz View Post
    Here is what I use: http://www.labextreme.com/detail.cfm?autonumber=45185
    $900 is a damn good price since I've seen others in the past sell for $7k.
    I would not recomend this product at all. In fact I would recomend the mods give panther infraction points for suggesting it....


    The darn thing does not have windows! I have read in several places that having an incubator without windows can cause a BP.net member to swallow their own tounges!!!!


    Yeah, it isn't a piece of artwork, but I must admit, my cooler incubator really does not look that bad...

    Functionally it can't be beat. It is capable of holding 8 egg boxes, and trust me, with the water bottles 2 circulation fans, and supperior insulation of a cooler, every single inch of all egg boxes are the same exact temperature.





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    Re: professional incubator

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh View Post
    I would not recomend this product at all. In fact I would recomend the mods give panther infraction points for suggesting it....


    The darn thing does not have windows! I have read in several places that having an incubator without windows can cause a BP.net member to swallow their own tounges!!!!

    Uhhhhhhhhhh....It does have windows if you knew anything about the product. The metal door opens and behind it is a full glass locking window for easy viewing.
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    Re: professional incubator

    Here is a company that makes good incubators ,

    http://www.aveyincubator.com/reptile_pages.htm

    I have the ARTI which i use for beardie eggs, My Ball Python eggs are incubated in a home made coke fridge.

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    Re: professional incubator

    Quote Originally Posted by panthercz View Post
    Uhhhhhhhhhh....It does have windows if you knew anything about the product. The metal door opens and behind it is a full glass locking window for easy viewing.
    Well that's pretty neat. I didn't even notice them.

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    Re: professional incubator

    Quote Originally Posted by panthercz View Post
    Uhhhhhhhhhh....It does have windows if you knew anything about the product. The metal door opens and behind it is a full glass locking window for easy viewing.
    LOL, oh, sorry then! was going only by the picture you provided... never saw one in person! That is still an aweful lot of money for something that can be built for under $100... and that is including paying yourself $15 an hour for putting it together!
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    Re: professional incubator

    Quote Originally Posted by panthercz View Post
    Uhhhhhhhhhh....It does have windows if you knew anything about the product. The metal door opens and behind it is a full glass locking window for easy viewing.
    Plus the door is heated, the entire thing has a water jacket for quick stabilization and has tons of alarms. They are awesome.
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    Re: professional incubator

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh View Post
    LOL, oh, sorry then! was going only by the picture you provided... never saw one in person! That is still an aweful lot of money for something that can be built for under $100... and that is including paying yourself $15 an hour for putting it together!

    Yeah if you've never seen one then you'd never know. Personally I think they are not the best for large amounts of BP eggs, but was just showing what I use. They aren't geared for the reptile world, they are laboratory incubators and are very precise. I got mine in a as part of a package deal about 5 years ago. Otherwise I wouldn't have just gone out and bought one.
    Here some pics of mine:


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    Re: professional incubator

    Here is what I use $50 + heating + thermostat. Holds about 18 clutches.


    The "professional" ones are nice but oh so expensive!
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    Re: professional incubator

    http://www.habitatsystemsltd.com/

    Look here under incubators. Not cheap, but I do know of a few people that use them and they seam to work for them. I use an old upright freezer like others on here. It can hold 8 12 qt tubs. It does not hold a large number of clutches, but works great for me. I bought a Helix and the heat tape. The freezer I got for 5.00 or maybe even free. Cant remember. Build one save a bunch of money. As long as it works and gets the job done who cares what it looks like.

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