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Round 1 ding ding ding
I want to build an incubator out of a marine cooler. rubbermaid has these new clear top containers which would enable me to hatch 9-12 clutches (1 clutch per container) of eggs in the incubator. the ONLY problem im battling is that the tubs are quite shallow so I wouldnt be able to keep adequate substrate in them. From the basic look of it i would have about .5"-.75" MAYBE,MMMMMMAYBE 1" clearance what could I do to solve my potential humidity problem??

Round 2 ding ding ding
If I used an larger underwater aquarium heater and put ample water in the bottom of the cooler, then put larger screened in holes in the containers, would the heater raise my ambient temperature enough in the cooler to sustain BP eggs while still providing 80-100% moisture to them?

Round 1. Just brainstorming here. You might get some empty 2 liter plastic pop bottles, cut off the bottom one inch (or thereabout), and put one egg in each bottom. Or maybe PVC pipe caps or small plastic butter tubs instead of the bottle bottoms. Maybe put a couple of layers of damp paper towel over each egg. Put these in your larger container with a quarter to a half an inch of water in the bottom of the larger container. That ought to take care of your humidity.

Round 2. Sorry, I've never used an aquarium heater, so no experience there.

Good luck.

Paul Hollander