I bought two of these when they first came out - not the largest one, but the next step down. Obviously, I haven’t had chameleon eggs in them through hatching - but I’ve had numerous Uroplatus clutches that I’ve hatched out successfully in them. The cooling feature really come in handy. And they do look great - but I’ve experienced a few issues with them.
The biggest is that the built in thermometer is not always correct. There have been times when I’ve had the temp set to, let’s say 72. The display will show that the temps are 72 - but all of the thermometers I place inside will read 68-69. Other times, the built in thermometer will show 72 and the temp will actually be 72. While the built in thermometer will show consistent temps, the actual temps do fluctuate. Go figure…
There is also no way to do a night drop, aside from manually adjusting the settings..unless I’m missing something, but I don’t think I am.
Not terribly applicable to Chams, but it seems to struggle heating. I decided to throw some Leo eggs in one, set to 88. The room temp was 74 - and the incubator had issues reaching and staying at 88. I know that room temps can impact incubator temps - but these things are essentially refrigerators. It shouldn’t be that much of an impact, especially when the ones I have from Nature’s Spirits can do so without issue.
The cooling function works much better. Occasionally, the room I have my incubators in will rise into the high 70’s/low 80’s. These units have never struggled to keep the internal temps in the high 60’s - for example.
I know not all of this applies to everyone - but I figured I would share my experience in using them.
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