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My corn snake is just going into her pre lay shed , i was wondering what is the best method of incubation, apart from a proper incubator , is using a heat mat and thermostat ok or a fish tank and a heater, i hope im making sense, thanks for any help.
Rach

There are so many variations on the incubator theme than it is hard to say what is "best".

I tried the aquarium and heater method once, but it was in a cool part of the house, and there was severe temperature stratification between the bottom and top of the tank. Insulation might have solved that problem, but I didn't try it.

For many years, my "best" method was to put the eggs up in my house's second floor, which was quite warm.

A heat pad in a styrofoam fish shipping box from a pet store or a cooler from the local discount department store might work for you.

Remember, all the incubator box must do is hold the heat in. I put a closed plastic storage box in my incubator to hold the humidity, and a plastic shoe box inside the sweater box holds the Vermiculite and eggs.

Some people like a Hovabator, but it is too small to hold my storage box.

Hope this helps.

Paul Hollander