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My other computer crashed so I don't have my calculator handy. Remind me..... Snow X Snow gives you 100% snows or a combination of anery, amel, and snow? I am wanting the biggest clutch diversity but do not have a breedable male. So I am going to have to stud from someone else and doubt they have a normal dbl. het. amel. and anery.

Also, I am considering methods of incubation. Since the Petland I work at doesn't carry any rheostats, and since I have a very decent discount, here is the idea I have come up with. Input is much appreciated. I was thinking of maybe getting a rubbermade maybe 106 qt. and filling it with about 6" of water, putting a submersable aquatic heater which has a tempeature control (you can choose the exact temperature) and setting the eggs in another rubbermade on bricks or something similar but still have them in the water. Should this work? My only concern is that the heater may melt the rubbermade (unlikely since my heat pads are under mine already) But I could just attach the heater to a piece of glass or something similar and place it in the aquarium. Should this set up work?
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snow x snow = 100% snow offspring

Yes that setup should work fine. My first incubator was the same design but with an aquarium instead.

Yep. I agree with you completely:
Snow X Snow = All snows.
For more diversity, an amel het anery (or anery het amel)
would give you half snows and half amels (or half anerys and half snows).

There are several "how to" sites for building a reptile egg incubator, such as this one: http://www.turtlecare.net/incubato.htm

I never heard of a rubbermaid (instead of an aquarium) being used, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

Tim

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I've used many methods to hatch eggs over the years, and the one you mentioned with the water and submersible thermostat works fabulously!......also....ditto about the "snow" breeding outcome.........................Doug
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