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HI,
what type of hovabators do you guys to incubate? How do you set everything up? Also, what is the best, safest way to ship leos? Thanks

Incubators:

Use the reg "thermal air flow" hova bator not the "turbo fan" model. It gets to hot and dries out the eggs.
Spray some water in the incubator to get it humid (this also help the temps not to fluctate). LG eggs need to be incubated with the humdidty at about 80%. Use the dial on top to set the temp to what you want it to be.

Shipping:

Alot of places you have to pull strings to get certified to ship reptiles without lying. FedEx is the best company to ship with. Email me and I can direct you to where you need to go and what you need to do to get certified to ship with them. Get a box and line it with insulation. Put newspaper in it around a deli cup which will hold the gecko. Add a heating pad or a cold pack depending on the temperature. Close it up really well and add a hole on the top left corner and a hole ont eh bottom right corner for just enough air flow to keep the heating/cold pack working.
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Katie F.
Peach State Geckos
Breeding Mealworms
My Email

"A herper's life is never dull" - ME

>>Incubators:
>>
>>Use the reg "thermal air flow" hova bator not the "turbo fan" model. It gets to hot and dries out the eggs.
>>Spray some water in the incubator to get it humid (this also help the temps not to fluctate). LG eggs need to be incubated with the humdidty at about 80%. Use the dial on top to set the temp to what you want it to be.
>>
>>Shipping:
>>
>>Alot of places you have to pull strings to get certified to ship reptiles without lying. FedEx is the best company to ship with. Email me and I can direct you to where you need to go and what you need to do to get certified to ship with them. Get a box and line it with insulation. Put newspaper in it around a deli cup which will hold the gecko. Add a heating pad or a cold pack depending on the temperature. Close it up really well and add a hole on the top left corner and a hole ont eh bottom right corner for just enough air flow to keep the heating/cold pack working.
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>>Katie F.
>> Peach State Geckos
>> Breeding Mealworms
>>My Email
>>
>>"A herper's life is never dull" - ME
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Katie F.
Peach State Geckos
Breeding Mealworms
My Email

"A herper's life is never dull" - ME

no, i didnt. my address is jwthought81@aol.com or jwthought@aol.com. Thanks for taking the time.

Okay, it still said failure notice so I'm not sure why it's not sending. Go here. It's my email to you I just put it on my site so you could read it.
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Katie F.
Peach State Geckos
Breeding Mealworms
My Email

"A herper's life is never dull" - ME

I use a hovabator thermal air flow. I had a few probs with it when i first got it as the temp in my room is up and down all the time, i rigger up an old thermostat to it with the sensor inside the hovabator and set the thermostat to the required temp in my case this 78f-82f when breeding for females and since i have rigged the thermostat up my temps have been very stable never fluctuating at all. Hope this helps.

Gilbery's Gecko's

Thanks for the info gibery.
Thanks so very much peach for taking all the time and effort to answer my questions. I really appreciate it. I was confused on one thing though. You said, "I then sent the package to the Packaging Design and Development department (address is on the bottom of the page you will be printing out. I sent it out last Friday (6 days ago) and I got the box back (you can request on the form to have the box sent back) with the current paperwork I have on Tuesday". What package? The one with the animal? And why would you want the box back? Thanks so much again.

You have to send a test box to them before they will allow you to ship reptiles. They send the box back anyway.
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Katie F.
Peach State Geckos
Breeding Mealworms
My Email

"A herper's life is never dull" - ME