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Hello Everyone,

I am sorta new here. About a year or so ago I had Jacksons and I got back into the hobby with Vields. Well not yet actually, I am still looking for a 6-12 month old pair. Any info or if you have any, let me know!

I ordered everything and its all on its way! Wooo Hoo!

Anyway, I wanted to know what incubator you use for your vields if any are used? I plan on breeding my pair as I breed everything I tend to own. Just a habbit I guess. Can't be happy with just two. LOL

Here in the winter my home temp ranges from 65-72 degrees. I hate the hott! so the thermostat reads 72 all winter long. LOL..I am sure these temps are to low to incubate the eggs.

I was thinking something along the line of a colored rubbermaid bin (to keep out the light) with a heat tape bottom and of course a thermostat. I would like to know the temps you like to use and any methods you use.

Thanks a million! I know I talk alot! LOL

Thanks,

Lu

BLOODPYTHONS@HOTMAIL.COM

P.S. CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY AVAILABLE 6-12 MONTHS! PHOTOS PLEASE!

I am a soon-to-be veiled breeder (dumb females laid eggs before i could mate them after a vacation...now i get to wait...HURRAY)
and a good reptile breeder around the corner showed me their ioncubators, which i found very inexpensive and effective (i watched some burms hatch out of the thing, i was convinced!).

like you said, an opaque rubbermaid-type container that seals closed tightly enough to keep in the heat/humidity.
get yourself an appropriately sized aquarium heater and fill the container with about 4 inches of water. place plastic shoe boxes on top of cinderblocks or a good substitute (won't float, not dirty, doesn't take away the heat, and not affected by water).
The water heater heats the water, heating the air and the water vapour as well. This keeps the incubator humid, which means less need to mist the substrate, and it keeps it mildly warm (great for chams!). There is also no risk of melting the underside of the container or burning anything else.

good luck!!

btw get yourself a good probe-type thermometer/hygrometer for the substrate, relative humidity (substrate humidity is better!!) and air temp!