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if you are abandoning the closet methode due to high heat, i dont think those incubators will really help as i belive they only heat so you would need a cooler place to put them.
im having a similar issue
 
Hoj said:
if you are abandoning the closet methode due to high heat, i dont think those incubators will really help as i belive they only heat so you would need a cooler place to put them.
im having a similar issue
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well my apt sits at roughly 75 right now, with no ac and no heat. and im on the ground.

but, the cham room seems to sit higher, with significantly higher humidity, due to the plants, lights, watering, etc.

i dont knwo what the temp in the room is, but i will be doing a recording of it over the next several weeks to see if it stays stable around 75-78. if so, then the closet will work, i just cant do over 78, or the eggs will cook...

just not sure what to do. first time with eggs, and im fairly certain lilys eggs are fertile.
 
i totally understand i have a hard time finding cool enough area around, thats where the incubators that cool come into play, but it seems as thoughthe affordable ones are crap, and the good ones start at like 600.
i am working on building a incubator out of some things i dont want to mention as of yet but hope to be able to have a cheap solution in a few months, but that dosent help you much now.


maybe some of you southern us breeders have a thought on this??
 
Hoj said:
i totally understand i have a hard time finding cool enough area around, thats where the incubators that cool come into play, but it seems as thoughthe affordable ones are crap, and the good ones start at like 600.
i am working on building a incubator out of some things i dont want to mention as of yet but hope to be able to have a cheap solution in a few months, but that dosent help you much now.


maybe some of you southern us breeders have a thought on this??
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haha no worries. I understand.

I think if the temps stay between 75-78 ill just put the eggs in the clost and hope for the best.

does humidity have anything to do with eggs? like should i keep them at the same tmep, but put them in a room where the chams arent, so the humididty is lower?

i know you need to have your hatch meidum damp, not soaked, but just curious.
 
I dont think putting the hatch medium in the incubator is a good method. You will want to put it in a container, a lid or ceranwrap on the top with a pin hole poked in it. The medium will dry out so fast with that heating device in direct "contact".
 
Cainschams said:
I dont think putting the hatch medium in the incubator is a good method. You will want to put it in a container, a lid or ceranwrap on the top with a pin hole poked in it. The medium will dry out so fast with that heating device in direct "contact".
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good call i missed that :)
 
oops. I should have stated inside a container. my apologies.

i plan to put the hatch medium and eggs in a tupperware container or something similar, THEN place inside.
 
Hoj said:
i totally understand i have a hard time finding cool enough area around, thats where the incubators that cool come into play, but it seems as thoughthe affordable ones are crap, and the good ones start at like 600.
i am working on building a incubator out of some things i dont want to mention as of yet but hope to be able to have a cheap solution in a few months, but that dosent help you much now.


maybe some of you southern us breeders have a thought on this??
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Check your pm box lol ;) I ramble in long messages so if you want to re word it and post up what I do for my incubator that would be awesome.
 
Texas Ranger said:
Check your pm box lol ;) I ramble in long messages so if you want to re word it and post up what I do for my incubator that would be awesome.
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Well gee. now i just have to hope he does that... lol. ;)

and remember... still waiting on those pics when you are ready to show the forum world!!!!
 
camimom said:
Well gee. now i just have to hope he does that... lol. ;)

and remember... still waiting on those pics when you are ready to show the forum world!!!!
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If he dosent when I get home i will make some time to write it up were it is better understud lol.

Lol I will as soon as I can on the pics :)
 
i have the hova-bator. i only ever used it on one clutch, they hatched out sooner but they were smaller than all of the closet method clutches i have ever hatched out. and i had a higher no hatch rate. so either the thermostat on the thing wasnt accurate or that just happens with higher temps. there could have been other variables as well. but being that i only ever used it once thats not super conclusive.

gotta say tho, the thing is AMAZING! for silkworms.

you dont have a basement?

thats where ive done all my chameleon keeping/breeding (except for when i can keep them outdoors). temps stay consistent year round.
 
I will get some pictures up in a little. I had to keep my Quad eggs under 72, and found a decent way. Give me about 10-15 minutes, it'll be up here :)

-C
 
DekuScrub said:
i have the hova-bator. i only ever used it on one clutch, they hatched out sooner but they were smaller than all of the closet method clutches i have ever hatched out. and i had a higher no hatch rate. so either the thermostat on the thing wasnt accurate or that just happens with higher temps. there could have been other variables as well. but being that i only ever used it once thats not super conclusive.

gotta say tho, the thing is AMAZING! for silkworms.

you dont have a basement?

thats where ive done all my chameleon keeping/breeding (except for when i can keep them outdoors). temps stay consistent year round.
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Tend to not have a basement in an apt. ;)


sounds like ill stick with the closet and just let things go.
 
I would invest in a decent incubator. If you'd incubate one clutch of calyptratus eggs and eventually sell the young, you'd have earned it back already. My incubator has a temperature range of 6C - ± 60C (not sure why it goes up that high). I believe it is similar to this one: http://www.amazon.com/ReptiPro-6000...1M8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331761339&sr=8-1
I used the closet method before, but that was worthless over here. Summers are too hot, winters too cold (for my species' eggs at least). It is a lot less stressful to have an incubator you can trust ;)
Good luck with the eggs!
 
Ferdy Timmerman said:
I would invest in a decent incubator. If you'd incubate one clutch of calyptratus eggs and eventually sell the young, you'd have earned it back already. My incubator has a temperature range of 6C - ± 60C (not sure why it goes up that high). I believe it is similar to this one: http://www.amazon.com/ReptiPro-6000...1M8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331761339&sr=8-1
I used the closet method before, but that was worthless over here. Summers are too hot, winters too cold (for my species' eggs at least). It is a lot less stressful to have an incubator you can trust ;)
Good luck with the eggs!
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I cant spend that. ive got other girls coming.

however, maryland in the US does not get freakishly hot, and I have air conditioning. and our winters rarly if ever, hit the negatives.

and while i do plan to sell the babies, veiled babies dont sell for much here, tops 100 bucks US dollars. and with feeding, housing, etc. ill be lucky if i break even.
 
Texas Panther Man said:
Try putting them under a bed. It stays cool because its on the ground &I its dark. That's what I've always done during summer months.
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Why did i not think of that?!??! thats perfect. ill test the temps over the next two weeks in a closet and under the bed, then go from there!

THanks!
 
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