EGGS! Help!

[blackcrystal22]

First of all, these are NOT my animals. They are animals of a good friend of mine who owns many different snakes. She keeps two corns together permanently, and knows they are male and female, both are adults and have bred before. I don't want to hear about her husbandry problems, because I disagree with them too, but she is very stubborn and the animals are healthy and eating fine, just with some husbandry hiccups that most wouldn't agree with.

She calls me today, and tells me she has eggs, and doesn't want them to die this time. Thats where I need your help. What kind of easy incubator can be created in a day that does not cost a lot of money (she's probably not willing to spend too much unfortunately).
Right now, she has a heat pad underneath the hide with the eggs in them, and rheostat on it controlling it at medium. I told her to spray the cage a couple times a day to keep the humidity up, and the mother is wrapped around the eggs.

Can someone give me exact temperatures and a very quick DIY for building a temperature as long with instructions on what to do in the meantime for these animals.

P.S. She does NOT have any thermostats, and I only have one (or I would let her borrow). She strictly uses all heat lamps and sprays constantly.

[littleindiangirl]

I wonder if she really should have more corns? Ah well, sorry I can't help ya more.

[blackcrystal22]

I wonder if she really should have more corns? Ah well, sorry I can't help ya more.

I would be getting most of them.

[Wh00h0069]

An incubator can be created with anything than can hold constant temps; such as, a cooler or a small fridge. She will need something to heat the incubator, like a heating pad or flexwatt. She also needs something to monitor and control the heat. I highly suggest a digital proportional thermostat; such as, a herpstat.

Hope this helps.

[blackcrystal22]

An incubator can be created with anything than can hold constant temps; such as, a cooler or a small fridge. She will need something to heat the incubator, like a heating pad or flexwatt. She also needs something to monitor and control the heat. I highly suggest a digital proportional thermostat; such as, a herpstat.

Hope this helps.

Thanks!

Does anyone have any advice on what to do in the meantime??

[Wh00h0069]

Thanks!

Does anyone have any advice on what to do in the meantime??

Just make sure that the temps and humidity is right in the snake’s enclosure, and let the mom maternally incubate the eggs until your friend can set up a proper incubator.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

At this point if she does not want to invest much the cheaper way (and I am not found of those) would be to go to a feed store and pick up an hovabator (you can find them at feed store for about $35/$40).

Incubate at 82-85

[dr del]

Hi,

If she has a lot of animals might she have an old fish tank and aquarium heater?

I used those and some poly sheeting to make my incubator - you just have a shelf or something to sit the egg boxes on. The humidity is always perfect if you put a nice tight fitting lid on it. I filled mine about a third full of water.

Downside is you need hatchling secure eggboxes that still allow plenty of air exchange.


dr del

[aalomon]

For maternal incubation, keep the ambient heat slightly lower than optimum incubation temperature (so 80-82). Even corns can somewhat raise the temp of the eggs, but she cant do anything to cool them. Also, too cold is a lot better than too hot.

[kc261]

I didn't think corns did the maternal incubation thing?

I've read that some people hatch corn eggs by just putting them in a closet...no incubator. I would assume this requires a place that has a fairly steady and slightly warm temp compared to average room temperature.

I'd be real concerned that the uncontrolled heat pad that is being used right now is going to cook them.