incubators

[chams1]

........OR........

You could just not use an incubator at all. I bought a hovabator a couple of years ago when I first starting having eggs and it's still in the box. I spoke with a dozen breeders that used incubators and a bunch of them that didn't and just stuck them up in the closet/pantry and the results were basically the same. I have hatched every one of my eggs (from different species of chams and geckos) from the pantry with great success. So long as your house doesn't get down too low, you should be fine. Just make sure you have a reliable air conditioner, though, so as not to cook them in the summer.

However, if you are looking for a HUGE incubator, I have one that I'm looking to sell that is 4 feet tall, 2.5 feet across and 2.5 feet deep with lots of shelving inside with temp control and the whole nine yards.

 

[Ryan123]

hey what temps for the cabinent??? and they should hatch before summer lol

 

[chams1]

hey what temps for the cabinent??? and they should hatch before summer lol

1. How old are the eggs? Were they just laid or did you get them from someone else? That will determine when you will be likely to see some heads popping out.

2. You always have to make sure you have the right medium to incubate the eggs in no matter whether you are using a pantry/cabinet/closet or an incubator.

3. My house (including the pantry, which is upstairs on a split-level) gets no less than 70 at night and no more than 80 tops at any point during the day on the hottest day of the year (obviously, around here, that excludes a majority of the year). Keep in mind, however, that I keep my carpet eggs and melleri eggs downstairs where they can incubate at a cooler temp.

Not to say that this is the right way to do the "pantry method", but this is just what has worked for me.

 

[LLLReptile]

Couple of things. First of all - THANKS FOR ALL THE PROMO HERE! Obviously all of us at LLL appreciate it.

2 things. The "chicken" incubator, or Hova Bator 1602 is at our site for $39.95 for those that don't want to spend too much, along with a few other Hova Bator models. They work well for smaller breeders, and stuff like Hatchrite or Repashy SuperHatch (both we carry) makes this process much easier to do now of days.

The LLL Pro MR-148 is NOT the same thing that ThinkGeek sells. Just an FYI, the one at ThinkGeek is smaller, as is the older model of the one we carry. It runs louder, and is missing a few features that the upgraded one we carry has. I have no doubt it works, but just wanted to point out that there are major differences worth the extra $30 bucks.

Lastly - since others pushed our website, let me quietly mention our black friday six hour sale the day after Thanksgiving. 9am - 3pm pacific. I believe it's possible incubators will part of that killer deal day So stop by the site next Friday

Thanks again guys - hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving week!

LLLReptile & Supply

 

[summoner12]

Keep in mind, however, that I keep my carpet eggs and melleri eggs downstairs where they can incubate at a cooler temp.

What temp are you keeping the melleri eggs at?

 

[Ryan123]

1. How old are the eggs? Were they just laid or did you get them from someone else? That will determine when you will be likely to see some heads popping out.

2. You always have to make sure you have the right medium to incubate the eggs in no matter whether you are using a pantry/cabinet/closet or an incubator.

3. My house (including the pantry, which is upstairs on a split-level) gets no less than 70 at night and no more than 80 tops at any point during the day on the hottest day of the year (obviously, around here, that excludes a majority of the year). Keep in mind, however, that I keep my carpet eggs and melleri eggs downstairs where they can incubate at a cooler temp.

Not to say that this is the right way to do the "pantry method", but this is just what has worked for me.

they were saturday eggs like last saturday im using verm. and its about 70 all the time they are panther eggs and when will i see which ones are 100 percent fertile like when will mold surface

 

[ChrisnLisa]

they were saturday eggs like last saturday im using verm. and its about 70 all the time they are panther eggs and when will i see which ones are 100 percent fertile like when will mold surface

When will you start using the search function or pick up a book instead of looking to others to spoon feed you answers?

 

[robmd1]

isnt that what this fourm is for? askin questions?

 

[tkilgour]

Fearaffect has a good point the one on thinkgeek is affordable and you save $30. However, I still just use my closet and it works. Wow chrisnlisa how are you helping the poor guy? I mean seriously, I am sure the poor guy knows of the search function. Ryan what did you do to tick off so many?

 

[withlime]

Will a chicken incubator work???

Yes, any of the options people gave you will work just fine. 35 eggs will not take up very much space. Depending on your house temperature, you may not even need an incubator at all! We only use the incubator in the winter because we rarely run the heater so it can get kind of chilly at night.