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I can't seem to get my incubator above 85 degrees. Is this a high enough temp for my Ball Python eggs to hatch successfully? I understand the incubation period may take longer at a lower temp. And is it neccessary for the eggs to be at 88-90 degrees?Does anyone have any imput

It would be considered an incubator then.

What type of incubator is it?

Where is it located, in a cold room? In a closet? In your trunk of your 1997 Toyota Camry?

It may not be the incubator it could be the surroundings. If you try putting it in a more enclosed place, it may hold more heat.

You may want to purchase something else, I hatched out a clutch this year in a $30 Coleman Cooler, some flexwatt, and it help 89.4 all 55 days.

Good luck,

Joel
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Thanks,

I have a "moist set up" for incubaion.

I set up a 10 gallon with a few inches of water. The eggs are in a critter carrier in the tank on a brick. The heat sources are a submersible heater, an undertank heat pad. And a heat lamp several inches away from the set up. I wrapped the aqauarium with styrfoam sheets, and the lid has spongy foam to keep in heat and maintain humidity. The styrofoam helped raise the temp 2-3 degress.
I think the problem is location since it is in a room that around 75 degrees. I can't heat the room any more than it is. I cannot put the tank anywhere else. My main question concerned the incubation temp because I keep reading different temps from different sources.

The ball python mating was unintentional, but i would like to hatch the eggs. I have a lot of knowledge on reptiles but I have never tried incubating snake eggs before and I was looking for more detailed info on Ball Python egg incubaion in paticular. I guess I now know as much as there is to know about it.

thanks for your reply

If I were you, if you really want to hatch the eggs, which it seems so, you're going through the effort.

I would purchase a small cooler, about 3 feet of flexwatt (and supplies to power it), and two rubbermaid tubs.

I had one tub with holes drilled around the top of it, filled it with water and set it on the bottom.

The tub on top contained the incubating medium (perlite and vermiculite) and it had a lid with a few holes drilled in it. (4 or 5).

I put the eggs in the top one, humidity stayed around 95%-100% the hole time, and I used a big apple proportional thermostat which held it at 89.4 degrees all 55 days.

Hope this helps.

Joel

>>Thanks,
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>>I have a "moist set up" for incubaion.
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>>I set up a 10 gallon with a few inches of water. The eggs are in a critter carrier in the tank on a brick. The heat sources are a submersible heater, an undertank heat pad. And a heat lamp several inches away from the set up. I wrapped the aqauarium with styrfoam sheets, and the lid has spongy foam to keep in heat and maintain humidity. The styrofoam helped raise the temp 2-3 degress.
>>I think the problem is location since it is in a room that around 75 degrees. I can't heat the room any more than it is. I cannot put the tank anywhere else. My main question concerned the incubation temp because I keep reading different temps from different sources.
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>>The ball python mating was unintentional, but i would like to hatch the eggs. I have a lot of knowledge on reptiles but I have never tried incubating snake eggs before and I was looking for more detailed info on Ball Python egg incubaion in paticular. I guess I now know as much as there is to know about it.
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>>thanks for your reply
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Thanks for your advice. I do appreciate it. I am not sure I want to change things now because of instabiliy and what not. But next time I will keep your set up in mind.

Are you talking about the cooler set up?

I moved across the state, coast to mountains, (North Carolina). Had the incubator in the extra cab of the truck.

Temps held up great, I bought a DC-AC (or is it the other way around?) adapter for the car and plugged the flexwatt right up.

Either way, good luck with the eggs, and let us know how it goes.

Joel
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I've never tested it, but I've read in many separate sources that 86F is a minimim. However, I would bet that your eggs would hatch at 85F as long as the temp did not drop below this.

Best thing is do what you have to do in order to raise the temp. I would personally shoot for right at 89F.