Inquiry:Big Apple Herp Incubator

Hi, First let me state that all three companies mentioned have all been great to do business with. <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> Second let me say that I made a terrible miscalculation in my follicle fondling of my female Royal Pythons. <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> Well not terrible. There are two clutches in my hovabator and at least two more(unexpected) on the way. I was going to build my own out of a freezer next year when I would hopefully have seven clutches from Royals and two from Borneo Bloods. I don't feel it's safe to build it now and put eggs in it without trying it out for at least a month.
The Big A incubator is 154.99+tax more, but it seems to offer more. spam_It also comes w/ a Big Apple Therm. Does anyone have experience with this incubator or The Big A Therm? How many Royal Python clutches will it realisticly hold?
spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_ spam_Thank You, Rob Bryerton

if you really want to make a great investment,,,go to Lyon Electric... &nbsp;they have some awesome incubators... they dont have their price on the website,,,but you can get their FREE catalog by calling them...they have several EXCELLENT ones to choose from... &nbsp;i have my catalog right here and they have one called the RL1 that holds 40-45 python eggs and commes with everything you need!!!! the price for the deluxe one is $489 dollars,,,but it is well worth the money!!! &nbsp;they have smaller ones and bigger ones... prices range from $194 to $1800.00 dollars... &nbsp;i can say this,,these incubators come very highly reccommended from big breeders i have talked to,,Shawn Gray(Sunbaked Serpents).. plus they have all kinds of thermostats and scales and all kinds of cool stuff... check em out,,,i dont think you will be dissapointed!!! &nbsp;here is the number to call if you want to order the catalog &nbsp;(619)216-3400... &nbsp;hope this helps you... &nbsp;its worth the money!!!!
PEACE
&nbsp;Jeff Lewis

If your breeding projects are in the expansion mode I would probably consider an incubating room rather than an expensive incubator. A small room (big closet) with temps controlled with a thermostat and a couple of fans (high and low) for air circulation is more than plenty to succesfully hatch reptile eggs. Eggs are placed in plastic buckets half-way filled with vermiculite and covered with a glass cover. The buckets are either placed on the floor or on shelves. That's the way VPI is hatching their ball pythons. You can go to any Menards and build a state of the art, thermostatically controlled incubating chamber at a fraction of the cost of any commercial incubator. But you are right this is maybe next years project.

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