12/5/2023 0 Comments Bearded dragon diy incubatorIt is a very expensive dual-channel unit, but has excellent control and flexibility. I bought a 'Vivarium Electronics' VE-300x2 thermostat. Buying cheap here is to gamble with success. The thermostat is the heart of the operation and everything depends on being able to control and hold temperature without excessive deviations. It was monotonous, set point 85, probe temp 85, analog thermometers placed at various areas inside show 85 too. Once finished, the wine chiller incubator system held 85F~29C within 1 degree and the entire interior space is the same temperature throughout within one degree of 85F, and most often, 85 exactly. One could skip the mods, just leave the chiller unplugged and still have it work fine, but at least a battery-powered circulator fan should be used inside to keep the temperature consistent throughout the compartment. I have electrical and electronics experience, so working out these changes wasn't too hard to accomplish. I also left the thermometer readout and interior light working. I disconnected the solid-state heat exchanger (to defeat the cooling function) and the exterior 'condenser' fan, but left the interior circulator fan running. I used a bar-top wine chiller to make a great incubator. "All your eggs in one basket." as the proverb goes. I justify this expense by asking myself 'How much money do I lose if the incubator kills a clutch?" "Two clutches?" "More?" I had three clutches of eggs in one incubator at one time - I felt remiss "only" spending $180USD on my first one, not to mention having only one. Ideally, they should be well-sealed to maintain both temperature and humidity. Those small, low-cost incubators are more for a one-time project. Would I be able to incubate them all together under one temperature/humidity? I have also considered making a diy one somehow but it seems less accurate and more prone to errors or temperature spikes which I am trying to avoid.Īny other tips on hatching bearded dragon eggs?Īlso I own pythons and have thought about trying to breed them (I have one bredli and one jungle and may go out and purchase each a partner to try and breed), and would also like to use the same incubator for the dragons and the pythons. I cannot afford the very high quality ones for many hundreds or even thousands of dollars at the moment although am looking at investing in one in the future. I have had egg incubators before to hatch chicken, quail eggs which cost around $20 off ebay but it wasted ALOT of power and was very poor quality and high maintenance by having to constantly top-up water etc. I am looking to buy an affordable, high quality incubator (and one that does not waste too much electricity) for them. I am new to breeding (egg-laying) reptiles and have gravid female bearded dragons.
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