I recently bought a hovabator from someone, but it didn't come with any instructions....can anyone help me out with the details on it...it has a small fan on it too if that helps... i think my cham is going to lay her eggs this week and I wanted to make sure everything is good to go by testing it out. So i pretty much need the help on how to use it, it came with 2 big bags of hatchrite and the some dishes to put the eggs into...thanks for the help

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Plug it in and monitor to the temperature for several days and make sure it stays where you want it to be. I don't use the one with the fan they say it drys out the substrate faster. You adjust the temp buy turning the key at the top. Once you reach the temp you want tighten the wing nut.

thanks and will give that a try.....is that hatchrite alright to use or should i use something else/?

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also what should the temp and the humidity stay at??

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Put the eggs in the plastic cup's with two to three inches of substrate that will take care of the humidity, if the hatch right is still wet. I incubate my panther eggs at 75 if the temp drops at night do worry about it.

I was told with my hatchrite that you did not have to add moisture, My humidity stayed high, But I lost 43 out of 46 eggs over 3 months, they dried up, collapsed on themselves, and molded over after about 2 weeks of being collapsed. I was told after this that moisture should still be added when incubating Cham eggs. I have heard great things about Hatchrite... I am just yet to experiene these great things myself.

Granted there could be other factors that affected the eggs other than the Hatchrite. I have a feeling my male was not as fertile as he could have been as he passed 2 months after the mating.

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Did you mean do NOT worry about it if it drops at night? Or does it need to stay at 75 all the time?

yea that was my question too, also, I do or do not keep the substrate moist.....even though i put water in the bottom of the hovabator in the reservoirs.

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what about humidity? what should that be at?

dont worry about humidity. the hatchrite will provide the proper amount, make sure that there is only one hole in ur deli cup other wise the hatchrite will dry out , which it can and will. the hatchrite says you dont have to add water but that doesnt account for long incubation times. the hatchrite has little water crystals that hold the water, if you cant see them then they are dried up and you will need to add water to it.