Any clue about this incubator?

[jwurm]

I received an incubator as part of an adoption of my three latest leos and while I'm not sure as to whether I ever plan to even breed my leos, I would like to know a little more about the incubator since it came with no instructions. It seems to me that it might be a bit small for more than one clutch of eggs (I would guess it could hold 2-4 leo eggs max) so it may not even work in breeding leos, but I'm still curious as to whether anyone out there has any experience with a similar type incubator.

http://www.homesteadersupply.com/store/images/Chick Bator.jpg

This is what it looks like but it only came to me with a bulb and a bit of screening, no thermometer or whatever else normally comes with. If anyone knows anything about it, I'd be awfully grateful!

~Julie

 

[crotaphytidae]

That doesn't look like it will work at all. Unless someone has had first hand experience with it I'd say it's worthless as a reptile incubator.

 

[Baoh]

Those are terrible.

 

[paulnj]

they appear to be for bird eggs that don't need humidity... won't work well at all in my oipinion. Hovabators hold many clutches and run $50 or so shipped.

 

[jwurm]

Yeah, didn't think it would work for leos. Anyone have any experience at all with this thing? I'd hate to just toss it, but I don't know if it's "hackable" if I don't know how it works in the first place.

 

[Khrysty]

Yeah, didn't think it would work for leos. Anyone have any experience at all with this thing? I'd hate to just toss it, but I don't know if it's "hackable" if I don't know how it works in the first place.

well, i mean..in theory if you could find a way to insulate it (foil maybe?) then it could work. But in my experience, putting foil over mesh in a place that's supposed to be humid causes some mold issues...

Worth a shot i guess. Try running it for a couple of weeks just to see if you can maintain temps and humidity