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Originally Posted by The Mad Baller
Most people use boxes with absolutely no holes in them and press n seal when they go substateless.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Mad Baller
everyone that makes their own boxes puts lids on with no holes or most add press n seal when doing substrateless at least for ball pythons which require 100% humidity.
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How did you come up with these beliefs? I know many breeders who use the no substrate method yet I have never heard of anyone using press n seal. Not saying it isn't done, but I doubt it is used as often as you think. Those who prefer no holes in the boxes, in my experience, also open the boxes periodically for air exchange....others seem to prefer small holes for the same reason. There are other factors to consider, such as the humidity in the incubator's main chamber, when deciding whether or not to vent the boxes.
I also question the requirement for 100% humidity. High humidity is needed but no reptile egg requires 100%. If the eggs require an air tight environment and 100% humidity, how to you think they hatch in the wild? They are certainly not achieving these conditions in nature.
With that said, I am currently using these boxes for chondro eggs and with the exception of the small hole in the lid for the temp probe, I am not venting them but do open them every 5 days or so for air exchange. So far they are working well. Could I get the same results using other materials? Probably, but that doesn't change the fact that they work well and perform as advertised.
Bart