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I have two female ball pythons which have been breeding for the last three days with a single male i have. I want to get an incubator and get it set up but would like some opions from everyone which i should get. the cheaper the better but i don't want to spend less and get junk. also how long should i let it set up before it is ready for use? thanks for any info

The cheapest way is to let mom do it. Works for me.
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RicK Denmon

Ball Boutique,Inc.

Rick, you let the mother incubate her eggs her self? I have heard of people doing this, but my ? is how does it work? Do you think it is better to let her do it? And what is your sucess rate. I'm just curious, I'm not knocking your method.

If the egg is fertile it is 100%. No problems with mom.
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RicK Denmon

Ball Boutique,Inc.

What about feeding her? She stays with the eggs the hole time, right?

Mom stays on her eggs just like she would stay on her eggs in the wild. So she does not eat.
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RicK Denmon

Ball Boutique,Inc.

What do you do about temps?

>>Mom stays on her eggs just like she would stay on her eggs in the wild. So she does not eat.
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

Lost me.
Room temps are up to 88-92 when eggs laid.
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RicK Denmon

Ball Boutique,Inc.

Sorry, I meant once she lays eggs. Do you leave the temps at a stable, let's just say for the heck of it, 88?

Or do you just leave the cage as usual, with a hot spot...etc?

>>Lost me.
>>Room temps are up to 88-92 when eggs laid.
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

sure sure
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RicK Denmon

Ball Boutique,Inc.

um....ok

>>sure sure
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

do you prepare any kind of box for her to lay the eggs in? i am not sure which route i will take. this is my first attempt at breeding anything so i want to do everything possible to make sure it is a success. thanks

If you're only having a couple clutches of eggs, I hear hovabators are good as long as you have a back up thermostat on them, such as a helix. The thermostat it comes with varies WAYY to much. I had one set-up and it went 2 degrees off both ways, low and high. If you get a helix it should work for you well.

Good luck.

Joel

>>I have two female ball pythons which have been breeding for the last three days with a single male i have. I want to get an incubator and get it set up but would like some opions from everyone which i should get. the cheaper the better but i don't want to spend less and get junk. also how long should i let it set up before it is ready for use? thanks for any info
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

So you did not like my redone incubator? Glad you did not need it since your male is not breeding!! LOL. I will take any female you want to put with my male. Talk to the vet about viagra for snakes. Maybe the cold front coming in gets him up and going.

Now get yourself well.

>>If you're only having a couple clutches of eggs, I hear hovabators are good as long as you have a back up thermostat on them, such as a helix. The thermostat it comes with varies WAYY to much. I had one set-up and it went 2 degrees off both ways, low and high. If you get a helix it should work for you well.
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>>Good luck.
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>>Joel
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>>>>I have two female ball pythons which have been breeding for the last three days with a single male i have. I want to get an incubator and get it set up but would like some opions from everyone which i should get. the cheaper the better but i don't want to spend less and get junk. also how long should i let it set up before it is ready for use? thanks for any info
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>>- Joel Smith
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>>"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"
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Thomas Jones
aligatorhunter@earthlink.net

No one is to be trusted

I did like it, it would be perfect for a couple clutches of eggies. The thermostat varies a bit, but it would be fine if a helix was on it.

My het caramel ate today, so lets hope that along with the rain coming gets him on a roll.

>>So you did not like my redone incubator? Glad you did not need it since your male is not breeding!! LOL. I will take any female you want to put with my male. Talk to the vet about viagra for snakes. Maybe the cold front coming in gets him up and going.
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>> Now get yourself well.
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>>>>If you're only having a couple clutches of eggs, I hear hovabators are good as long as you have a back up thermostat on them, such as a helix. The thermostat it comes with varies WAYY to much. I had one set-up and it went 2 degrees off both ways, low and high. If you get a helix it should work for you well.
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>>>>Good luck.
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>>>>Joel
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>>>>>>I have two female ball pythons which have been breeding for the last three days with a single male i have. I want to get an incubator and get it set up but would like some opions from everyone which i should get. the cheaper the better but i don't want to spend less and get junk. also how long should i let it set up before it is ready for use? thanks for any info
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>>>>- Joel Smith
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>>>>"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"
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>>Thomas Jones
>>aligatorhunter@earthlink.net
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>> No one is to be trusted
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

Oh, thanks for the "Get Well" wishes too, I still feel like crap but, excedrin is my friend, along with his buddy Nyquil and Dimatapp.

>>I did like it, it would be perfect for a couple clutches of eggies. The thermostat varies a bit, but it would be fine if a helix was on it.
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>>My het caramel ate today, so lets hope that along with the rain coming gets him on a roll.
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>>>>So you did not like my redone incubator? Glad you did not need it since your male is not breeding!! LOL. I will take any female you want to put with my male. Talk to the vet about viagra for snakes. Maybe the cold front coming in gets him up and going.
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>>>> Now get yourself well.
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>>>>>>If you're only having a couple clutches of eggs, I hear hovabators are good as long as you have a back up thermostat on them, such as a helix. The thermostat it comes with varies WAYY to much. I had one set-up and it went 2 degrees off both ways, low and high. If you get a helix it should work for you well.
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>>>>>>Good luck.
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>>>>>>>>I have two female ball pythons which have been breeding for the last three days with a single male i have. I want to get an incubator and get it set up but would like some opions from everyone which i should get. the cheaper the better but i don't want to spend less and get junk. also how long should i let it set up before it is ready for use? thanks for any info
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>>>>>>"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"
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>>>> No one is to be trusted
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>>"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

To answer your last question first: If this is your first incubator, it would be nice to have it up and running for a week before you expect the eggs to appear, so you can tinker with it without being afraid that you’ll destroy a clutch. The more experience you have with your particular setup, the less time you’ll need to do that in the future. Sometimes I don’t turn my incubator on until I see the first clutch of eggs. But I still watch it closely for the first few days to make sure it stabilizes properly. Of course, you want to get the incubator in as soon as possible now just in case there’s a problem or defect which might require repair or exchange.

I can’t recommend an incubator brand. I wasted money on a couple of very nice bird egg incubators many years ago which were too small to contain secondary containers with large python eggs. Since then I’ve used a homemade one which has worked well even though the components aren’t the latest technology.

-Joan

any pics or plans on how you built yours? what materials how do you heat it? any help would be greatly appreciated. i was thinking about building my own but i am not sure where to begin.well thanks in advance for any help and thanks to those thay anserwered.