looks pretty good melonpopper,could ya give me instructions on how you made this.well i can figure out the plywood,the rubbermade tub,and the water and stuff,but whats that in the water with the cord sticking out of it and how do ya keep the temperature up high?i may need to make this i may be breeding sumatran blood pythons soon.I just hope this is a better idea than feeding iguanas pinkie,lol j/k please gimme some info dude.nice job
zoologyman
May 23, 2003 11:11 AM
the thing with a cord hanging out of it is a water heater
melonpopper
May 23, 2003 8:22 PM
yes you're right zoologyman, it is a water heater.
melonpopper
May 23, 2003 8:35 PM
How To Build:
1. 20 - 25 gallon tank
2. 2 - 3 inches of water in bottom
3. float the rubbermaid container in water near water heater
4. Put vermiculite in bottom of second smaller container
5. Bury the eggs so top 1/3 shows
6. Mix vermiculite with water 1:10 by volume
7. Put temp. gauge in and adjust temp. on heater until right for what you need
The room the incubator is in is about 70 F. Much cooler and it won't work. I'd rather buy one, but at the time this is all i could do. Be careful becaus the hatchlings could drown in the water if they climb. Buy the biggest heater you can.
chronicfetus99
May 24, 2003 11:37 AM
Rating: 5/5
well thats cool man,thanks alot for the info.If i dont have the cash by the tme i breed my bloods i may use this idea.How much is that water heater gonna cost me and where can i buy one at.aquarium or pool supply place?
Goldball
May 24, 2003 6:23 PM
You can get water heaters like that at a pet store. It looks like the kind you use for fish.
melonpopper
May 25, 2003 10:27 AM
Well Cron., I'm canadian, so the price difference will be huge. That water heater is a submersible aquarium heater good for 65 gal. It cost me 40$. I bought it at a pet store. Wal-Mart sells the stuff too. I bought a water filter there for my basilisks pool so i dont have to change the water every day.
Holy
Jan 15, 2004 7:00 PM
Rating: 5/5
That is just inspiratinal. Very ingenius!
devious_froggy
Jan 16, 2004 7:24 PM
Rating: 5/5
very good money saving idea! mind if i ask what you are hatching?
Lordoftheherps_8
Feb 13, 2004 9:23 PM
WOW!!!
a nice comment from Holy!? I'm shocked!
geckoman000
Feb 19, 2004 6:41 PM
can you incubat leopard gecko eggs in there
bofkim
Apr 5, 2004 2:31 PM
Rating: 5/5
geckoman000 >>> Yes you can. I know a friend who used a home-made incubator like this to hatch leos, and he's been doing it for several years with very good results.
Andrzej
Nov 30, 2006 3:00 PM
Rating: 5/5
What substance did you use? and what is the temp inside?
