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What do y'all use to hold the eggs while they're in the incubator? I don't need ideas for incubators or the material that the eggs rest on, I need a better idea than what I am using to hold the eggs. I appreciate any help.

I simply use plastic "shoebox" containers. The ones I prefer are the ones with the lid attached to the base. They seem to form a tighter seal when closed and since they simply snap closed I don't disturb the eggs as much when I open them up once a week or so.

The ones with the removable lids always seem to allow too much air into the boxes (they dry out much faster) and when I need to open and remove the lid it seems I tend to end up with the containers that "catch" or get stuck when I'm trying to open them.

The boxes are Sterlites that I pick up at Walmart for roughly $2 a piece.

One other nice thing about having an attached lid: I never have to worry about misplacing the lids during the "off" season. Plus, they are guaranteed to always fit perfectly.
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I use Sterlite "Show Offs" with a piece of plastic sheeting that fits between the lid and the box. They take up more space than a shoebox, but they leave less room for error in the actual egg "environment".
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I use Iris sweater boxes, no holes, with a 1/4 inch pane of glass on top. We use a vermiculite, perlite & water mix. The panes of glass can be purchased at any glass store in whatever size you want. Just be sure to ask for finished/ground edges. The humidity is perfect and at 88-89 degrees, hatchlings emerge at day 56-57.

here is what i use. shoe box, vermic, light defuser.

I'd use the shoe boxes too, but my incubator is too small. The 5 eggs I've hatched so far this year were in Tupperware containers...same setup as that only smaller tubs.

Next season I plan on converting this HUGE thick styrofoam cooler I have into an incubator. That would give me room for 6 of the boxes you use.
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