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As far as size, price and effecnicy, what is the best incubator on the market for ball pythons? Send links if you got em, thanks:)
 
IMO the ones you make yourself are by far the best for size, price and efficiency :)

This is the one I'm using this season, it's not complete yet but very soon it will be.
It cost $200 by itself used off of craigslist and after it's finished and ready to use we will have just over $400 into it.
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I agree with Jerry, Just picked up one of these for myself! Last year I only had 1 clutch of eggs and used the zoomed reptabator. It held temps great and my eggs hatched perfectly. If you only have a few clutches it is great! Good luck
 
I would like to make one myself, but I cannot find a mini fidge or anything like the true cooler in the above pic. I have post on craigslist for these items but I have had no response yet, thanks for the opinions
 
From your craigslist:
http://ksu.craigslist.org/app/2042951983.html

this is what I used my first season.
For 1 clutch on one shelf there's no need for a fan, but it will hold 2 or 3 clutches if you add a fan for circulation.
While $50 isn't cheap for one your going to convert it's still do-able I'd think.

You can also just use a standard fridge, while I definitely enjoyed having see through doors they aren't a necessity.
 
Yeah I seen that one but $50 is a little too much for one that I'm gonna basically tear up. I found one for $40 on there but after 2 emails I don't think they really want to sell it.
 
i snagged this one over the weekend for $50. a medium sized wine cooler. it's already setup with 12" flexwatt, all i plan on doing is adding a fan. it'll hold 6 clutches at a time, possibly 7. thanks josh (ultimatepythons) :)
 

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i have a friend in the seafood business, i got 2 shipping icechest and cut the bottom out and duct taped them together filled the bottom with water bottles and put 8 ft of 11" heat tape and a new helix, holding temps great. i don't have the room for something much larger
 

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bradleymoore said:
i snagged this one over the weekend for $50. a medium sized wine cooler. it's already setup with 12" flexwatt, all i plan on doing is adding a fan. it'll hold 6 clutches at a time, possibly 7. thanks josh (ultimatepythons) :)
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Bradley, you and I have almost identical set-ups...except I didn't get the good looking stainless model! lol Now, in mine I do not have heat tape on the bottom; just on the back, with a fan on the bottom. From the looks of yours, I'm not sure if you can do it the same way, but I removed all of my shelves, except for the bottom one (doesn't look like you can use one on the bottom). I stacked 6 qt tubs directly on top of one another and I can fit (barely) 10 tubs at the same time. You should be able to get at least 8 in there.
 
Here is one I just built! it's only for 2 6 qt tubes but it was 70$ total!
 

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Bradley, you and I have almost identical set-ups...except I didn't get the good looking stainless model! lol Now, in mine I do not have heat tape on the bottom; just on the back, with a fan on the bottom. From the looks of yours, I'm not sure if you can do it the same way, but I removed all of my shelves, except for the bottom one (doesn't look like you can use one on the bottom). I stacked 6 qt tubs directly on top of one another and I can fit (barely) 10 tubs at the same time. You should be able to get at least 8 in there.
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well, i better figure it out. ive never used this one and i need to get a fan tonight and wire it in. i just had a clutch of eggs today when i went to go feed. havent unwrapped the female to see how many.
 
bradleymoore said:
well, i better figure it out. ive never used this one and i need to get a fan tonight and wire it in. i just had a clutch of eggs today when i went to go feed. havent unwrapped the female to see how many.
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Oh you lucky DAWG!!!! Congrats!! Even if you don't have the FIRST clutch of the year, you'll be amongst the top few! Do you know what they are? Let us know once you get them settled.
 
Got a local appliance store? Go and see if they have any that have been dropped off for disposal and have been drained of their coolant. Typically they'll let you have it for free, since the person who gave it to them for disposal already paid to have it taken care of. That's how I got my full size fridge!
 
I think all he's gotta do now is wire and install a fan. Man....I just checked on all my pairings and despite the storm that just passed through, I've barely got any activity going on in there! I'll be happy if I have 2 clutches of eggs before April.
 
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