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midnightherps
at Fri Sep 15 19:08:51 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by midnightherps ]
I personaly followed Damon Salcies instructions for the incubator he built for his GTPs. That way I have more security if I ever get into chondros. I love my incubator. 100% hatch rate so far. I spent close to $300 making it but you could make the same one for far less by substituting some things and cutting a few corners for items that arent mandatory. Like instead of buying the restaraunt style storage containers for egg boxes you could use rubbermaid etc....
Anyway, I love mine. The link is www.albinochondro.com
There are definately less expensive ways to make your own and many of them work pretty well. I just realy liked Damon's for its mobile convenience and effectiveness.
Good luck.
I dont put water in all three metal pans because it isnt necessary. Water in the center pan provides plenty of humidity. I put water bottles in the two outside pans to maintain thermal mass. It works great.
Ignore the (fish tank)air pump. The theory was that it would provide an automatic exchange of oxygen boost the humidity but I found that wasnt necessary considering how often I open the incubator to check on my little ones. Plus it created an overwhelming amount of condensation.
One of the things I like most about this style is that the condensation never touches the eggs nor does it get inside the egg box. You can sleep peacefully knowing that your eggs arent absorbing too much water.
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RE: Non Substrate Incubation Method - midnightherps, Fri Sep 15 19:08:51 2006