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what is the temps drop range.... a clutch of eggs can take before being harm.....because sometime i peak inside my incubator and it drop like a degree or two....but when i get new eggs or when i have to add a little more water to the substrate it drops maybe a little more like by a few degrees....should this be okay......thanks for looking

Don't know for sure, but I have had eggs drop to around 75 degrees for 24 hours without any issues. Once a week I open my egg boxes for fresh air. This drops the temps to around 80 degrees and takes less than an hour to recover. No issues.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

i can incubate at?.....i set my themostat at 88-89 but there r uneven temps in each container...so one of them r at 86 and the other is at 89...u think that would be okay.....thanks for answering my questions....

>>i can incubate at?.....i set my themostat at 88-89 but there r uneven temps in each container...so one of them r at 86 and the other is at 89...u think that would be okay.....thanks for answering my questions....

Never tested but I'm pretty sure you can safely incubate at 85 degrees. Although, it may take a bit longer than say, 90 degrees.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

i know someone that has successfully incubated bp's down to 83 degrees F without any probs

Hey guys,
It's time for my ocassional post! Sorry, I have little time to post but read the ball forum daily. I have raised bearded dragons for five years and thought alot about incubation, etc. But anyway, I just wanted to point out that when you see your temp. change (according to your therm.), that's just the air temp. which changes quickly, and the egg temp. may not have changed at all during brief drops in air temp. Anyway, just my two cents. Good luck to all this season!
Glenn

Very good point. That's one of the reasons I like using egg chambers. They retain heat and recover quickly when open rather than one big incubator.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles