SIM Incubation Container

[Gregg M]

Questions
1) whats the best media to use with SIM? You can use pretty much any water retaining substrate like perlite, vermiculite, superhatch, hatchrite or even just water. My personal favorite is a cellulose sponge material I am currently testing. Hatched some Varanus tristis, 2 clutches of hognose snakes, and dozens of geckos.

2) How much media do you need or how full do you fill the SIM? On the SIM container there is a fill line.

3) How much water do you add to the media? There is no set ammount but a 50/50 ratio or around that worked in all trials and works for everything I have incubated. The thing is, you do not need to worry too much about the ratio because the eggs are not sitting in the substrate.

4) How do you add water to the Sim? If you set up your SIM container properly from the start, you should never need to add water. However, if you did need to add water, you can do so very easily by just spilling water through the grid in an area where there are no eggs.

5) Do you need to poke holes in the top of the SIM for ventilation?
I always suggest adding holes to the lid. It will ensure the eggs are getting oxygen and it also keeps the pressure even between the container and the outside environment.

Hope this helps.
Gregg

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Thanks for the additional info Greg. I think I might try one of these units on my next clutch of pardalis eggs.

 

[clarkrw3]

Any updates on these? How did the eggs do you were using it with Chad? Has anyone had any more experience with this?

thanks

 

[raphael14]

Interesting

 

[lostmindedking]

I wonder what it looks like anyone got a picture of it?

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Very interesting, I'm curious to see or hear how these worked out..

 

[Vegas Chad]

The veileds hatched out fine from my SIM... However I dont think that this is a good product for a chameleon breeder. Maybe a person who will have 1-2 clutches a year or something but ill keep gecko eggs in mine from now on.

It takes up alot of space in my incubator and I did not notice any difference from those eggs/babies from my normal way of doing things. 1 clutch of Veiled eggs is hardly a tell all but if I were to switch to SIMS I would have to change my incubators around + the cost would be ALOT if I were to get 50-60 of them Vs. a $1 plastic tub. I like it alot but for how I do things its not a fit.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

May I ask what incubator you use, Chad?