If you look to the left of the picture you can see another Cooler next to this one. With that much in there the heat stays pretty stable even with out the fan. If I need another one in there I take out the fan. I then wad up a piece of paper towel to clog up the hole so no outside air gets in. I run the Herpstat Thermostat probe, High Low Thermometer probe, Power cord for the fan, and the power cord for the Heat Tape through the drain plug of the cooler. You have to use a 12-volt fan though if you decide to use one as a 120-volt fan will get too hot and you will not be able to get the temperature to the correct level of 88 degrees. The fan is optional though because when I have to fill the incubator with 12 boxes I take it out. I used to have the links to both of these but Radio Shack changes them all of the time so you will just have do a search for them. The one I used is a 12-volt DC fan and I use a Radio Shack variable DC Power Supply to power the fan. In the next picture I show the Computer Fan I got at Radio Shack to circulate the air in the incubator. In the picture it says "Holds 9 Iris Shoe Boxes" but it can actually hold up to 12 of them. I covered the soldered leads with some Duct Tape so I don't accidentally touch the hot leads. I mounted the tape and then pull the leads through the drain plug on the cooler and then soldered them on to the Heat Tape. It has wire leads soldered to it with a plug that will be plugged into the thermostat to regulate the temperature. High Low Thermometer with Alarm In this next picture you will see I have taped a 3 inch piece of Flexwatt Heat Tape across the middle Back of the cooler held with Foil Tape. Here is a link to the best price I have found on it if you decide to use one. This is optional but it works in my case.
HOMEMADE INCUBATOR FOR BALL PYTHON EGGS PORTABLE
I also use a portable Thermometer Hygrometer to check it occasionally.
The temperature stays so stable the only time the alarm ever goes off is when I open the door to the incubator and leave it open when taking eggs out to check on them.
This alarm is only good if you are in the room with it or very near but since I am in out of my Reptile room all day and night it works fine for me. I have the alarm set for 87 as a low temperature and 90 as a high temperature. I use a Control Company 4143 High Low Thermometer with alarm hooked up with the probe inside the incubator. 120 Quart Igloo Cooler The next thing you will notice in this picture is the High Low Alarm. If they don’t already have it in stock they will deliver it to your nearest store so you don’t even have to pay shipping. The 120-Quart Igloo Cooler is available at Wal-Mart for $69.84 (current price 7/3/17). Here is a picture of a Cooler Incubator sitting on top of one of my old setups.Īs you cans see I am using a 120 Quart Igloo Cooler and in this picture I am using an older style Helix Thermostat (which was replaced some time ago) but any good Proportional Thermostat will do the job. You put the wiring through the drain plug so you don’t even have to drill any holes in it. As far as parts go the most expensive thing is the Thermostat but even when you have outgrown this incubator you can still reuse all of the parts including the cooler. You will understand what I mean after you see the pictures. This is so the door can open with out disturbing the eggs inside. This incubator works really well and the only requirement for using it is it has to be put on a level surface on top of a rack or something. Here are instructions and pictures showing how I made a nine - twelve clutch Ball Python egg incubator out of a large cooler.
HOMEMADE INCUBATOR FOR BALL PYTHON EGGS HOW TO
How to make a Cooler Incubator for Ball Python Eggs.
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