this is a homemade incubator 24"wide x24" deep x48" tall. I put it together about 7 years ago. I don't work with ball pythons but it has hosted a number of colubrid species. It might out live me.

I have a strip of 3" flexwatt running around the inner circumfrence of the unit and 1/2" insulation. I found a fan unnecessary. I use a thermostat and a radio shack digital thermometer to keep an eye on things. In the past with a lot of eggs I have stacked the back of each shelf with bottles of water to help maintain temps after I open/close the incubator. I don't now if anyone else does this but I get this sucker fired up and steady ----before---- I need to put eggs in there. So if something is not good I have a chance to fix it.

Some good incubation references:

incubation of reptile eggs by Gunther Kohler. Krieger Publishing.
ISBN#1-57524-193-5

reptilian incubation-environment, evolution and behavior. D.C. Deeming, editor. Nottingham University Press. ISBN#1-897676-11-5

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