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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 10:54:48
Hi all
Im just doing some lookie into breeding atm but i cant find a sticky for incubators lol, could soomeone point me in the right direction?
Ta
Scaly |
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| QueenVic |
Posted - 30/04/2012 : 16:55:10
I've set up my own incubator using a 3ft x 1ft viv.
The heat mat is in the far right hand side, with a sheet of cardboard over it and then a big dish of water on it.
then the eggs are in a tupperware box, without a lid on buried in vermiculite.
I know people frown upon homemade incubators, but my eggs are perfectly healthy.
I haven't even had to add more water to the vermiculite as the water bowl keeps the entire viv at around 90% humidity.
The top two eggs did dent inwards a little last week, but I laid a damp paper towel over them and they are perfect again now.
It means that I don't have to worry about adding more water and I can see them through the glass.
I have checked the conditions once a week since they were laid and I couldn't be happier with the results.
They are at a constant 83F, dropping down to 80F on cold nights.
I candled the top few eggs the other day and I saw a little bit of movement in each :D so exciting!
If you do decide to make your own however, I would be sure to test run it for a month or so. I had mine set up before I even mated my corns.
Nothing worse than setting it up with the eggs already laid and it not working! |
| marc_sg |
Posted - 29/04/2012 : 01:33:38
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Originally posted by ashby_steve
theres a mint one on www.thekingsnake.co.uk
its stickied in the breeding section on there :)
the only thing with this one is the heat comes from the bottom . which means the bottom of the nest box will be alot warmer than the top thats y i was told to stick the mats on the sides so it warms evenly . however im definately not knocking that incubator it may work absolutely fine for lee just i have used this method for two years now and i no i get the same temps at the bottom and the top |
| 343guiltyspark |
Posted - 28/04/2012 : 16:44:11
You could just search up what you want to know on google. Thats what I do. Or a book... |
| hayden764 |
Posted - 28/04/2012 : 16:25:39
have you tried leaping lizards in york look it up on their website there very helpful and give you all the info you need about breeding
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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 19:25:40
thanks steve :) |
| ashby_steve |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 10:50:58
theres a mint one on www.thekingsnake.co.uk
its stickied in the breeding section on there :) |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 11:31:25
thx a bunch :) |
| tordyjo |
Posted - 20/04/2012 : 11:20:38
haven't found any stickys but there's this thread about a homemade incubator from earlier this year
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21630 |
