Cop of water in incubator

[JoshuaTrana]

I have a hovabotr incubator. Deli cups with wholes, perlite everything, set to temperature I want. My question i read somewhere about putting a small shallow deli cup of water in one end of the incubator to keep inside humidity even. What do you guys recommend? IS it needed, a good idea, or a mistake?

 

[im faster]

Don't do it

 

[JoshuaTrana]

Should i use deli cups with wholes, or just a container with no holes?

 

[TokayKeeper]

I've always done this and currently still do it, but on a larger scale now. My incubator is a 120 quart igloo cooler rigged into a bator. The bottom 1/3 of the set-up consists of 3 stainless steel food grade trays that hold around a gallon of water each. The middle tray has an air line ran to it which supplies fresh air into the bator via an air pump and also gently aggitates the water for increased humidity. Humidity runs around 80-85%. The idea behind the trays, aside from humidity, is to also function as a heatsink to avoid spikes in incubator temperature. The water adds thermal mass and companied with water's ability to act as a great insulator, adds to the ability of the incubator to return to its set temperature more quickly and efficiently.

I suggest reading the following page:

http://www.kingsnake.com/salceies/Incubator.htm

 

[JoshuaTrana]

Reading now... Okay oppinions, perlite or superhatch? I will have both. Maybe I will seperate clutches. One deli with perlite one with superhatch.And two Tupperware set up the same with no holes and see what works best for me

 

[TokayKeeper]

Reading now... Okay oppinions, perlite or superhatch? I will have both. Maybe I will seperate clutches. One deli with perlite one with superhatch.And two Tupperware set up the same with no holes and see what works best for me

I use neither. I do either no-substrate method or I use coconut fiber. In the past I've used vermiculite, but didn't like it being caked all over hatchlings. The coco fiber doesn't seem to do this as much, if at all for me. Perlite...well I hate guessing whether the stuff is properly hydrated or not. If coco fiber or vermiculite is drying out you can simply visually check it. Minus my slightly over-engineered incubator I pretty much like the KISS method when it comes to incubating.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

I like superhatch.

 

[Thorgecko707]

I use straight water

 

[JoshuaTrana]

Whats the KISS method?

 

[TokayKeeper]

Keep It Simple...

 

[MandyGurl]

I use hatchrite, no water.

 

[Wild West Reptile]

I agree with Tokay and keep a sealed tupperware container full of water in my fridge style incubator. It seems to keep the temp's more consistent for me. I obviously am not using it for humidity because it is closed...I use the GEO so no need for extra humidity for my eggs...., but it acts as insulation and will keep the temperature up longer than if not in there in the event of a power failure. Thumbs up on the article Tokay...good read.

 

[TokayKeeper]

Thumbs up on the article Tokay...good read.

Don't thank me, shoot Damon Salceies an e-mail and thank him. Damon's an over engineering bad***!