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Just wondering if anyone could share with us their own personal design they have made for an incubator? I would love to see the designs that use a cooler or something similar. Pictures would be great and materials used would be helpful.

I'm going to design my own incubator(s) soon and I am debating with the cooler design...seems to be very reliable and inexpensive.

All and any ideas/suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks
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Michael

The easiest way is to get a styrene foam cooler (the inexpensive ones) and attach 11 inch wide Flexwatt around the inside sides. Using a soldering iron, make a hole for the wire exits and for the probe for a thermometer and for a temp controller. I recommend the Big Apple Herp controller (around $100) for great results.

You can make a cheaper one if using an ON/OFF controller instead of the proportional, but your temps will vary more. For colubrids this would be just fine. For python eggs, don't skimp - get the proportional controller.

If you want humidity in the chamber, add a little water to the bottom. As long as the Flexwatt is not touching the water you're OK. Also, if using the plastic clip covers for the Flexwatt connections, put a little silicon sealant in them.