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Incubation question

Patrick562 Apr 16, 2010 12:34 AM

I bought a 2 pound bag of HatchRite and this will be my first time using it. What I want to know, for those of you that use it as an incubation medium, is do you make ventilation holes? (I'm using Tupperware containers.) Or do you leave the containers alone and air them out weekly? Thanks in advance.
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Reptiles:
2.2 Leopard Gecko Morphs
1.0 Bearded Dragon Morph
0.1 Box Turtle (Rescue)
0.1 Albino Ball Python (BHB line)

Bird:
0.1 Jenday Conure

Pups:
1.0 Black Lab/Pit Bull
1.0 Maltipoo

and lots of tropical fish!

-Patrick

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twillis10 Apr 16, 2010 11:38 PM

I put one or two small ventilation holes, ( tiny holes, like 1/8th inch holes. and just make sure the incubator stays humid inside. It is fine not to put any holes and just air it out once or twice a week. Even with holes I open mine up every week. Just to check on things. If you put to many holes the incubation medium will dry out and the eggs will not incubate properly. With a hole or 2 it will stay humid but keep the air from getting to stale. But ive had success with and without holes.

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