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waspinator421
at Wed Jul 9 16:32:42 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by waspinator421 ]
Thanks, I thought I heard somewhere that it was usually temp related. I thought I was in the window, though.
I built my own incubator out of an old refrigerator. I have heat tape inside on the back wall that is controlled by a Helix thermostat. I also have a digital thermometer in the incubator that shows the temp fluctuating between 81.5 and 82.5. I also have a fan in there to move the air around so the temp remains even throughout.
The incubating substrate is moist (not wet) course vermiculite which I bury the eggs in about half way, unless they are stuck in a clump. They are placed in plastic tubs of varying size (depending on the size of the clutch), with a hole on each side of the tub for air flow.
I am not aware of any temp spikes. My house is cooled with forced air, so the room the incubator is in is right around 75 most of the time. ----- Aubrey Ross
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