| Reptile Egg Incubators | | | | whether or not your container will have a lid or not, |
| Lizards and Amphibians are becoming popular pets | | | | although having a lid can affect the humidity. Be sure |
| these days, and many people like to try to raise their | | | | to check the humidity settings on the incubator and |
| own instead of just buying one from a pet store. If | | | | set accordingly by what species you are trying to |
| you are trying to hatch a reptile egg in an reptile egg | | | | hatch. A Tupperware works just great. Holes should |
| incubator, there are some important procedures you | | | | be punched in the lid if you use it. |
| need to know first. | | | | Reptile Egg Incubator |
| Choose Your Medium | | | | Any properly made homemade or commercial |
| The first thing you need to do is choose a medium | | | | incubator will do. For plans on how to build your own |
| to rest the egg on while it incubates. There is a lot of | | | | egg incubator, see the link below. Just place the egg, |
| debate over what is the best substance to use for | | | | in the medium, in the center of the incubator and set |
| this, but the top two candidates are perlite or | | | | the device to the settings required by your specific |
| vermiculite, which should each work just as well. Both | | | | species of reptile. Monitor your egg(s) closely, |
| of these materials will expand around the egg to | | | | watching if they are too hot, too hot, too damp, too |
| ensure proper airflow and prevent mold (which is the | | | | dry. If the eggs seem too wet, and are in danger of |
| biggest concern when incubating reptile eggs). | | | | molding, remove the cover from the container and |
| Your medium needs to be moist too. The rule of | | | | reduce water moistening of the medium. Eggs that |
| thumb when determining proper medium-water | | | | are too wet may begin to grow mold, and eggs that |
| mixture is to allow the medium to get wet to the | | | | are too dry may begin to collapse (not to be |
| point where is barely clumps, but so it won't drip | | | | confused with the normal dimpling of the egg that |
| water if squeezed. Try to maintain this consistency | | | | occurs before hatching). Again, be sure to know the |
| until the egg hatches. | | | | specifications for your species. |
| Egg Container | | | | For more information about using the egg incubator, |
| This next layer will keep the egg and medium | | | | choosing an egg incubator, building an egg incubator, |
| enclosed while inside the incubator. You can decide | | | | or anything incubation related, see the website below. |