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esoteric-lizard
01-15-2006, 11:39 AM
here is an alternative to jim g's very nice custom incubator...

this cost me less than $150, including thermostat and stuff.

made out of an upright freezer i got at a used applience store for $15, with the freon and motor removed.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/102580DSCF5039.JPG

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/102580DSCF0100-med.JPG
Coldthumb
02-03-2006, 04:12 AM
Yup..thats the way to go alright :023:
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/66062May_1__o5_049.jpg

Even i managed to hatch a few last year this way. :ndisbelie
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c95/Coldthumb/June4o5023.jpg
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/66062BOGEY_June_6__o5_003.jpg
Thomas Jones
02-03-2006, 10:13 PM
Nice, looks like you use the Herpstat thermomstat. I hope it does well for you.
Andrewpythonman
12-09-2006, 03:51 PM
Man you are my hero
glima
12-09-2006, 04:17 PM
can you send me a pm to teach me how tobuild one incubator that economic?
BallBoy
12-20-2006, 09:17 AM
ive read the specs on buildin one of those using flexwatt heat tape to heat the incubator with.... would using one of the zoomed uth heaters work just as well??? also where is a reliable place to buy vermiculite from?
Jim G.
12-20-2006, 08:33 PM
ive read the specs on buildin one of those using flexwatt heat tape to heat the incubator with.... would using one of the zoomed uth heaters work just as well??? also where is a reliable place to buy vermiculite from?
I can only comment on Flexwatt. This is all I have used in my homemade incubators for the heat source. Once something works for me I have a difficult time in changing. Vermiculite or Perlite can be purchased at Home Depots, Lowes, nursery's etc. You might have a hard time locating it at this time of the year because some stores remove it from the shelves because it is a seasonal item. A few weeks back I had a local nursery order me a 4 cubic foot bag of Perlite for only $15 dollars. I prefer using Perlite over Vermiculite, though they both work very well. A word of caution. Be sure you read the bag closely. Some manufactures add fertilizer to the Perlite and Vermiculite. I would not take a chance in using one that contained it.

Jim