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24-Apr-07, 09:52 AM
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Hi guys,
Im breeding my Levis this year and im wondering how everyone else incubates their gecko eggs? Ive heard of using a heat mat etc, and people using the standard incubator for reptiles. Any comments appreciated. Ta!
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24-Apr-07, 10:11 AM
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I have my eggs cooking away in a little tupperware container with 1"1 vermiculite:water, and the incubator is a little 6-pack foam esky with a 4m heatcord coiled around the inside walls, controlled by a microclimate thermostat and with a probe thermometer inside.
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24-Apr-07, 10:22 AM
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Thats quite interesting. Ive got a hova incubator (latest model) that does birds, and will also do reptiles (with vermiculite) aswell. I think ill stick to that unless i get a simplier method people are using. Interesting Glider. Did you already have the thermostat etc hence using it all for incubation purposes?
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24-Apr-07, 10:31 AM
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I bought the thermostat specifically for using in an incubator, but when the time came I was taken a bit by surprise with timing of the egg! So I grabbed the esky that some of my previous geckos had been freighted in and threw it together with a heatcord I had and an extra thermometer. Next season I'll make another one a little better put together with more space, but for now this seems to be working ok.
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24-Apr-07, 10:57 AM
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Many people use Modified Bar Fridges or Wine Coolers as the keep the temperature inside the unit very well.
Read Reptiles Australia Issue 1 Volume 3. John McGrath has written an excellet Article for DIY Incubator Making.
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24-Apr-07, 11:15 AM
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Ill check it out, thanks. Ive got a brand new HOVA incubator that was given to me by a relative, that they no longer needed, its worth over $300 easily. It can be used for reptiles, so i might stick to this. Its a professional one too, and it was free so WOOT for relly!
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24-Apr-07, 06:17 PM
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glider, what microclimate thermostat are you using? i dont know whether or not to get the B1 or the B2?
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24-Apr-07, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MoreliaMatt  glider, what microclimate thermostat are you using? i dont know whether or not to get the B1 or the B2? | If you are using heat cord, go with the B2. I have that in a 160 bar fridge with 6m heat cord. Works great. Quote: |
Im breeding my Levis this year and im wondering how everyone else incubates their gecko eggs?
| Depends on the gecko's. Milli & Lesueurii I leave on the shelf on spagnum moss at herp room's temp (approx 28 degrees)
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24-Apr-07, 06:33 PM
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thanks glimmerman!
i'll be using a 120L bar fridge, so i'll get a B2 and a heatcord the same as yours (6m, 50w)!
cheers!
at this stage it will just be for milii this year, so would you recommend damp sphagnum moss or a 1:1 vermiculite and water?
yours seem to do well on the sphagnum dont they?
cheers!
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25-Apr-07, 09:07 AM
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I use the B2 with the heatcord, I believe thats specifically what they're designed for. If you get the B1 I think it can run either lights or cords, but they advise against using the B2 for lights because it uses a power pulse which would blow lights very quickly..
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25-Apr-07, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by MoreliaMatt glider, what microclimate thermostat are you using? i dont know whether or not to get the B1 or the B2? | Matt, I can tell you where you can get B1ME (magic eye models) for about $30 less than normal retail and the other models are cheaper. If you get a B1 or B1ME at least you can use it for any other application later if you need to. I can prob get back to you with the B1 and B2 prices
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25-Apr-07, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DrNick Matt, I can tell you where you can get B1ME (magic eye models) for about $30 less than normal retail and the other models are cheaper. If you get a B1 or B1ME at least you can use it for any other application later if you need to. I can prob get back to you with the B1 and B2 prices | that would be great mate! pm me with them if you can!
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25-Apr-07, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MoreliaMatt that would be great mate! pm me with them if you can! | PMing  |
28-Apr-07, 05:41 PM
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done, got a fridge, picked up a b1me for a bargain price, and have the heatcord on the way! 
how do people secure the heatcord to the edges of a barfridge?
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28-Apr-07, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MoreliaMatt done, got a fridge, picked up a b1me for a bargain price, and have the heatcord on the way!
how do people secure the heatcord to the edges of a barfridge? | I think you can use that aluminium tape. Pretty sure thats what you call it. its silver anyway:eek:
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