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The directions say to pour some water in the bottom of the incubator. Is this what eveyone does? Or is the water mixed in with the perlite/vermiculite enough moisture to create the right amount of humidity.

I only use Hovabators for colubrid eggs, but have never put water in the bottom like recommended. I usually add a small container of water.
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Dale....dgoins222@yahoo.com
www.LibertyReptiles.com

The instructions are for poultry egg , they also say to rotate the eggs but your not going to do that are you?
You should always follow the instructions on the medium you are using weather it is Hatch right or Perlite or vermiculite .I have a Havabator and I use Hatch right for small clutches and have even used a Havabator to hatch Alligator eggs and I have never put water in the bottom of it .any follow the operations instructions not the hatching ones ,well maybe if I was going to hatch Chicks. David of DS Retile Rescue , Removal & Rehabilitation

I use the Hova for my ball eggs, At first i did not put water in the bottom. Just in the vermiculite and the humidity stayed around 75ish. My eggs started to fall. I then added water to the bottom in just the little section in the middle. Humidity jumped to 85ish. No improvment in eggs, they also did not degrade any further. So i added water to every section in the bottom of the bator and my humidity stays AT 95% exactly and does NOT decline until the water evaporates. AND my eggs are back to norm and are doing great.

Good luck
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Thanks
Chad Ramsey
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did you have your eggs in a seperate contaner with a lid ? David of DS Reptile Rescue

in a seperate container yes, NO lid.
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Thanks
Chad Ramsey
onetonyj@yahoo.com

http://www.jaymartinreptiles.com/articles.html
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