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I am definitely buying one for my Kimberly rock monitors and V. Griseus. What about using it for kings and other coulubrids? Has anyone tried yet or plan to do so?

Check them out here:

http://www.squamataconcepts.com/products-all.php?cid=8

it seems kinda pricey for the size 30 bucks and only 8L x 6.75W x 4.5H (inches). Ill stick to perlite and a cheap ol dollar sterlite shoebox on heat tape. A good used incubator that holds 60 eggs is about the same price. But if its something you want to spend your money on go for it.

That is very small for the price, but if it hatches one extra egg in its lifetime it has paid for itself. 30 is worth it for Kims. If the difference is too little to matter for king eggs then I don't see the use of it.

I don't even know if it would work better; if someone has used it successfully please speak up.

Thanks,

Luc

I've had no problem hatching kimberlys on perlite. I have hatched hundreds. Are you having a problem with perlite?

I have also found that many methods can work when hatching varanid eggs, each one does have its own learning curve.

For me its more important to do something within my comfort zone, something I have experience with. Good luck

Yes that is true. I have not tried to hatch kimberly eggs, YET. They are only about 4 months old, so maybe this summer or fall. We'll see...

I'll probably stick with perlite for my kings...

n/p

Regarding the incubation device...you can not argue with success, and if someone does a great job using it and you have highly valued eggs, it might be worth it...

I wonder if you could achieve the same effect with something else, such as styrofoam egg carton, with holes in the bottom of the depressions? This would allow high humidity environment and gas exchange without contacting the media. I know the Green Tree Python and some gecko breeders are very fussy about that. I have seen tortoises hatched this way. Or that plastic sheeting they often use in bars/restaurants to allow glass ware to drip dry and protect from breakage, just a plastic grid?

Kingsnakes eggs are durable in my experience, and I have had great success with vermiculite and/or perlite. Why fix it if it ain't broke? And if FR gives you advice on incubating eggs, I would seriously consider it as valuable. good luck, Vic

Neat product. Although you don't really need that for kingsnake eggs, it nevertheless is a nice product and can work very well.

BTW, buying a clear polycarbonate box and using plastic "egg crate" still costs a bit of money. Smart and Final sells the crystal clear, heat tolerant polycarbonate boxes. They aint cheap.

I like the SIM better.
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Mark