Hovabator problems?

laurahlove

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So I've been using the hovabator, without the fan, for a few weeks now and it had been working fine until a few days ago. I have 6 eggs incubating in there at 84°, and I also had my mealworm colony I had just gotten started in there. But now the temps have gotten up in the 90s! At first I was like, okay maybe its my thermometer, so I switched it. It said the same thing on 3 different ones. So then I decreased it. More and more and more. And it won't drop below 88. What's wrong with it?! Has this happened to anyone else? Help :(

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Dinosaur!

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You can get a thermostat online on amazon, lllreptile, ebay, and many others. Just google "reptile thermostats for sale". You dont have to get the super super fancy ones, but remember that the money you put into it will be the quality that it puts out.

You use it by pugging it into a power outlet, plugging your incubator or heat mat into the thermostat (NOT THE OUTLET), setting the temperature probe in the incubator (I put my probe on top of the egg chamber in the center.), and then setting the temperature on the thermostat to the temperature you want. You will have to moniter the temps inside of your egg chamber(s) and adjust as needed. Check the temps regularly to make sure that it is all working properly :)
 

acpart

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What's the temperature in the room where the hobovator is? The hobovator will not keep the eggs at a temperature below the room temp because it doesn't cool. Since you're in FL, I'm assuming that you have AC, so if the room temp is below the incubation temp, then, as mentioned above, you do need a thermostat.

Aliza
 

laurahlove

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You can get a thermostat online on amazon, lllreptile, ebay, and many others. Just google "reptile thermostats for sale". You dont have to get the super super fancy ones, but remember that the money you put into it will be the quality that it puts out.

You use it by pugging it into a power outlet, plugging your incubator or heat mat into the thermostat (NOT THE OUTLET), setting the temperature probe in the incubator (I put my probe on top of the egg chamber in the center.), and then setting the temperature on the thermostat to the temperature you want. You will have to moniter the temps inside of your egg chamber(s) and adjust as needed. Check the temps regularly to make sure that it is all working properly :)

What's the temperature in the room where the hobovator is? The hobovator will not keep the eggs at a temperature below the room temp because it doesn't cool. Since you're in FL, I'm assuming that you have AC, so if the room temp is below the incubation temp, then, as mentioned above, you do need a thermostat.

Aliza
Its in my room, which is around 78°. I need the eggs around 84°. It won't go below 88, but a thermostat will fix that?

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acpart

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A thermostat set for 84 will turn off the heat on the hobovator until it goes back down to 84 (as long as the temp in the room is at or below 84). Once the temp goes below 84, the thermostat will turn the hobovator heat back on, etc. etc. Does that make sense?

Aliza
 

laurahlove

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Oh, okay. That makes sense. Sorry, I guess my blonde is just showing today. Thank you :)

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