Quality Incubator

[jajeanpierre]

I've decided to bite the bullet and buy a really good quality incubator. My husband put the real cost of the incubator in perspective, pointing out that the cost of the incubator was three or four of my babies. I currently have an Exo-Terra, the second one I bought after the first one's temperature control became unreliable less than a year after purchase.

Some months ago there was a discussion about incubators in relation to a clutch of valuable Parsons. I can't remember the name of the one people recommended, only that it cost at least $1000.

What is a really good incubator--one that will not fail--that the zoos use?

Thanks.

 

[Dooley1]

Janet, ask Frank Payne. I'd just Facebook him. He just bought a beautiful looking one at the White Plains Reptile Show last month when we were there. Maybe he can give you more information on where it's from.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Janet, ask Frank Payne. I'd just Facebook him. He just bought a beautiful looking one at the White Plains Reptile Show last month when we were there. Maybe he can give you more information on where it's from.

I believe Frank Payne told me--I'm paraphrasing here--that I could rot in Hell before he would give me any help.

Thanks for trying to help.

 

[Dooley1]

Hmmm. Well then, I could find out for you.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Hmmm. Well then, I could find out for you.

Thanks--I would really appreciate it. I have a lot of gracilior and quad eggs in my second ExoTerra--one ExoTerra has already failed less than a year old.

 

[Dooley1]

Yeah, I know it's time for me to upgrade at some point too. I have had at least 2 fail on me over the years.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Yeah, I know it's time for me to upgrade at some point too. I have had at least 2 fail on me over the years.

I know there was a discussion about one that started at $1000 that labs used. I think the discussion was over a Parsons female Sam at Backwater managed to get to lay or was about to lay. I haven't been able to find the thread although I haven't looked too hard.

I have too many good clutches of graciliors in that cheap ExoTerra. It's foolish to risk them in a cheap incubator and I decided to buy one that won't fail.

 

[Dooley1]

I know there was a discussion about one that started at $1000 that labs used. I think the discussion was over a Parsons female Sam at Backwater managed to get to lay or was about to lay. I haven't been able to find the thread although I haven't looked too hard.

I have too many good clutches of graciliors in that cheap ExoTerra. It's foolish to risk them in a cheap incubator and I decided to buy one that won't fail.

I don't blame you. They may be the only US gracilior eggs right now, and perhaps in the future.

 

[jajeanpierre]

I don't blame you. They may be the only US gracilior eggs right now, and perhaps in the future.

Seriously? There must be more. About 50 total were imported. I know of four unrelated pairs--I have two and Gene Cash has two. Other than my babies, is that really it?

 

[Action Jackson]

The incubator was from Tri tech research in California. I have one and it is ok. It's not worth the price imo. The problem I have with it is when you change the temp setting it elevates the temps several degrees until it adjusts back down to the new set temp. I can't have that especially when it's full of Parson's eggs. Also if you have a power outage it will loose some settings and heat up before readjusting to the set temp. I now have a backup battery power supply on it.

 

[jajeanpierre]

A friend told me a big zoo he used to work for used Precision Incubators (I guess the ARTI model) and incubators from Thermo Fisher, but I don't know what model of Thermo Fisher.

I can't afford to have temps increase with power outages as I have my power go out for a few seconds or more every time we have a storm.

 

[Dooley1]

Hopefully not Janet, but I haven't seen anyone posting babies other than you. I wonder if people are just remaining quiet, or if others just have not had success getting eggs/hatching yet.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Hopefully not Janet, but I haven't seen anyone posting babies other than you. I wonder if people are just remaining quiet, or if others just have not had success getting eggs/hatching yet.

Please let me know if you hear of any other graciliors in the US. I know there are a few shipments that are supposed to arrive from Equatorial Guinea, but I'll believe it when I see it. The two shipments last year were bought and paid for years before they arrived. I'm thinking of biting the bullet and trying to trade some stock for some of the European graciliors, but that will cost a pretty penny.

 

[JGuinan007]

I think I saw one on Chamlist that needs to be adopted named Bowie it sticks in my head cause I remember David bowie had recently died

 

[jajeanpierre]

I think I saw one on Chamlist that needs to be adopted named Bowie it sticks in my head cause I remember David bowie had recently died

Thanks. Bowie is a T. q. quadricornis. I am looking for T. q. gracilior. They are closely related but different.