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RE: No Sub Answer...

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Posted by: JP at Sat Mar 11 10:39:32 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JP ]  
   

Well, the incubation method I adapted mine from used just water and no perlite (and apparently works just fine). The just double stacked the plastic and added water in the bottom. I decided to use the perlite for 2 reasons really. 1) I hated the idea of just plain water sitting around at 90 degrees for 2 months plus. I know about all the creepy things that can grow in standing water. I doubt its really much different with the perlite, but I feel better about it. 2) Adding the perlite give even more mass inside the egg box, which in theory ought to help regulate the temps even more (more stuff at 90 degrees = less temp variation when I open the egg boxes). As mike said, it also keeps the water from "sloshing" to violently if you had to move the egg box, although I rarely find a reson to move them.


   

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