Whats the best incubator to buy?

[Dayton gecko]

I have had two of the exo-terra incubators for about six months now came home today to find one at 77 and not heating at all now. My partner has had similar problems with his. so i am now looking for the next best incubator please give me some feed back thanks.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

I love my Nature Spirits but also love my home made ones. It all depends on how many clutches you plan on incubating at one time and how much you are willing to spend.

 

[TranceZ]

I use little giant incubators. Never had a problem 100% hatch rate for 2 season and it was only $40.

 

[geckofreak23]

I use little giant incubators. Never had a problem 100% hatch rate for 2 season and it was only $40.

could you put a link for the 40 dollar incubator please?

 

[OnlineGeckos]

I love my Nature Spirits but also love my home made ones. It all depends on how many clutches you plan on incubating at one time and how much you are willing to spend.

+1 to Nature Spirits, loving it myself. I was using 2 fridge type incubators before, then one died unexpectedly and I lost a bunch of eggs. So I hurried up and bought another fridge incubator, then did some calculation... 3 fridge style incubators = 1 nature spirits.

Moral of the story is I probably should've bought nature spirits first, as it's quiet, runs at steady temperature, much more room, and I've heard nothing but good feedback from breeders that use it. Now that I'm using it, I see how good it is and it's well worth the money.

The thing about this hobby/business is that your eggs are everything. If your incubation goes bad, you've got no good eggs, and therefore no hatchlings. Losing a batch of eggs during the middle of the season when you are expecting good results from specific pairings really suck.

Like suggested above, it really depends on how many eggs you are expecting. If you are needing the fridge style incubators, you probably are incubating quite a bit of eggs. If you are at that level, I would highly recommend going with nature spirits sooner than later. Like I said, replacing those incubators get expensive. 3 fridge style incubators = 1 nature spirits.

 

[TranceZ]

could you put a link for the 40 dollar incubator please?

I didn't order it off the internet. Picked them up at a store called Fleet Farm a couple miles from where I live.

 

[roger]

I have had two of the exo-terra incubators for about six months now came home today to find one at 77 and not heating at all now. My partner has had similar problems with his. so i am now looking for the next best incubator please give me some feed back thanks.

Make your own from a broken fridge.It took me literally 15 mins to make and Im not very handy

 

[Crimson.Dawn]

I have a few incubators. hovabator and little giants are wonderful and dependible. not to mention inexpensive. I have also built a few, Although you could use a fridge to build one, i prfuree a broken wine cooler or beverage cooler. you can get them on craigslist all the time. a little heat tape and a thermostat. after you've removed the original guts... and presto. I just cant see paying 120 for a "reptile only" incubator. thats me though.

 

[mustang45692]

the lttle giant 9200 series is available at the tractor supply company, if you you dont have one, you can google it and they will come right up. under search type in incubator

 

[Russellm0704]

I use hovabator's from lllreptile. It's about 55 after shipping cost. I'm 5 for 5 so far