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I have my incubator all set up to produce the perfect temp, but the humidity will not go above 85%. I have perlite in a little sweater box, and I practically filled the box to get the humidity up. Any input on how I can get the humidity to 100%??? I also have vermiculite handy, will that help me achieve the proper humidity.
Matt Z.

You don't need to worry about the incubators humidity -- just the egg box -- is the box sealed? Do you have enough water in the substrate? How long have you had it set up and running? What are you measuring your temps and humidity with? Maybe if you can describe your setup someone can offer some tips.
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Tosha
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I have a college refrigerator that has a heat pad to warm it, and a computer fan blowing down on the egg box. The egg box is sealed with perlite half full, and I pored water up to the same hight as the perlite because I got frustrated, and i just wanted to check. I know enough not to drown the eggs..lol. Any ways, the hygrometer I have inside the box is not going any higher than 85% The temp inside the egg box is at 88 degrees sometimes 89. I am thinking about scraping the perlite and trying my vermiculite. Any ideas for the humidity?

Either vermiculite, perlite, or a mixture of both should work fine. If you've got a sealed egg box with saturated medium and you're only measuring 85% humidity, it has nothing to do with the perlite.
Paul

I tried two different hygrometers, but both of them are the exact same brand and everything. Flukers I think.

Maybe your egg box isn't really sealed and the computer fan blowing on it creates enough turbulence around the lid to circulate some air through the egg box. Try turning off your fan and/or adding a big cake pan of water to the incubator to up the ambient humidity in the unit. Let it stabilize overnight and check your humidity again.
Paul

Hey hows it going? I have always used the egg crating used for lighting. You can get it at Home Depot for $10.00 a sheet. I use 4 layers, with 3 layers under water and the 4th on top out of water, with the eggs sitting on top of it. I also use Press-n-seal before I snap the lid on,to make sure it has a tight seal. The humidity is always 95 to 100% and I never have any problems with the eggs. You can see in the picture the egg crating in the plastic shoe boxes. Hope this helps!!! Good Luck, Bob

Thanks bob. I have another question; Why is my incubator so many different degrees in any given area? My heat pad is taped to the bottom, and my fan is screwed to the top blowing down. The top rack is 89 in front, 87 in back. middle rack, 92 in front, 90 in back, and bottom rack is 95 in front with no back???? Any ideas how to get it ONE FREAKIN' temp in the whole thing????...lol.

I always read about having the egg box sealed, should there be any air holes?

That must be my problem, because I kept a gecko in it a while back and covered the holes with gorilla tape.....hmmm, i think I will just go buy another box and see if that helps. (fingers crossed)