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Hey,
I've decided to use a home made incubator to hatch my soon to come eggs. Does anyone have instructions on how to make a home made incubator? I know theres one on kingsnake but I couldnt find it. Also, for the temp, are you measuring the air temp around the eggs or the ground temp in the perlite? When I get the right amount of water in the perlite, doesn't it dry out after a while? Do i mist the perlite or something? Sorry, I'm obviously clueless so any help is appreciated,

You could try this incubator...

Take a reptile UTH and put it under a large piece of slate (make sure you put the rubber holders on the slate piece's corner first!). Attach the UTH to a thermostat. Get a styrofoam container (with a styrofoam lid) and put the tupperware of eggs in the container along with a digital thermometer. That would work nicely if you stabilized your temps before hand.
If you add enough water to the perlite in the beginning, then it will go a while without dehydrating. Adding small amounts of water every now and then (with a mister) won't hurt the eggs and will ensure enough humidity.

Cleo
1:1 leos (6 eggs cooking)

Your absolute best bet is to buy a Hovabator or Little Giant. You can buy them places like LLL Reptile for less than $40, or your local feed store. Your second best bet is to start checking temps in your house. Find a place like on the top shelf of a closet or on your water heater that provides a constant temperature between 80-90 and keep them there. Homemade incubators usually have temperature fluctuation problems, or they tend to run a bit higher than the cost of a Hovabator. Good luck
Herpcam's Geckos

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Rob Jenkins
herpcam.com

I am currently using this incubator it is working great so far.

Good Luck
Incubator on a budget