As of recent... cough cough... Andy Scott... cough
It has been said by our US counterparts that Hoovabator style incubators are the exception in this hobby we all share.
Personally for a number of years I have incubated everything from elapids, geckos, dragons, GTP's, RSP's and albinos olives and carpets with absulutely no issue with the Hovabator incubator and close to 100% hatch rate on eggs that make it to full term.
Further more I have used nothing less than cricket containers and vermiculite.
I am interested to see if I am truely the minority or outcast with my 'outdated' and 'archaeic' incubation style.
In closing, I missed the thread before it had been shut down but I would just like to add that the SIM style container does seem interesting however I do also recognise that if this thread proves the Hoovabator style is not as outdated as had been summised by our US cousins than perhaps testing with regards to our style of incubation should have been conducted by the Aus rep prior to sales being made and mention of the mode of incubator being required being made crystal clear.
I do not doubt that this style could well become the way of the future but informed decisions is required in this day and age to clear all accountability from the start.
One last thing, I have known breeders (myself included) to use yabbies and small cray fish to up the level of calium in frillies in the months prior to brumation to give them the much needed lift they will need for egg development.
It has been said by our US counterparts that Hoovabator style incubators are the exception in this hobby we all share.
Personally for a number of years I have incubated everything from elapids, geckos, dragons, GTP's, RSP's and albinos olives and carpets with absulutely no issue with the Hovabator incubator and close to 100% hatch rate on eggs that make it to full term.
Further more I have used nothing less than cricket containers and vermiculite.
I am interested to see if I am truely the minority or outcast with my 'outdated' and 'archaeic' incubation style.
In closing, I missed the thread before it had been shut down but I would just like to add that the SIM style container does seem interesting however I do also recognise that if this thread proves the Hoovabator style is not as outdated as had been summised by our US cousins than perhaps testing with regards to our style of incubation should have been conducted by the Aus rep prior to sales being made and mention of the mode of incubator being required being made crystal clear.
I do not doubt that this style could well become the way of the future but informed decisions is required in this day and age to clear all accountability from the start.
One last thing, I have known breeders (myself included) to use yabbies and small cray fish to up the level of calium in frillies in the months prior to brumation to give them the much needed lift they will need for egg development.