A few questions.....

[Courtney]

Veild Eggs

1 How deep does the vermiculite need to be?
2 Whats the best way to contain and incubate in a hovabater? The temp in my house goes up and down too much to fast to just put them in a closet. Its usually upper 70s and higher. im moving soon and it will be alot cooler when i move, figured i would save alot of work and just put them in the incubater.
3 Best controlled incubation temp?
4 What kind of containers for in and out of hova bater? Where do i put hole at in container?
5 How will i know when to add water?


If there is anything i forgot to ask please add it. I have used te search button and have found many different aswers to the same questions.

 

[fluxlizard]

1 There's no set rule for depth of vermiculite. I fill my storage containers about 60% full. The more you have, the more stable the environment, but you also want some air in there.

2 A havobator won't help you decrease temperature for incubation, only increase. I don't know what type of chameleon you are incubating, but if you want 75 degrees and your house is 79, your havobator won't reduce the temp.

If you want 79, and your temp swings in your house from 72-78, then yeah, a havobator will help.

3 Depends on species

4 I use rubbermaid takealong containers for both in and out of incubator. It's the same idea whether in or out- incubator just helps control temp, not conditions for chameleon eggs. The container and damp vermiculite does that.

5 Weigh your containers with lids on, vermiculite in and eggs in just before you put them away for incubation. Write the weight down on the lid of the container. Periodically weigh your container throughout incubation, and add water to bring it back up to weight.