One thing to mention is where you "live" and the constants within the seasons when your breeders are laying and incubation times within. With out a debate I don't see Ohio in December with a tray of water to maintain 80% humidity in any kind to the above mentioned. Will.Aquarium heater and an Ice Chest is 1970's flash back. No matter the fancyness of the cabinet, if the thermostat fails you are likely going to not have success. that's the device that senses the temperature and turns the heat on and off. The critical part of any incubator, as long as it is working where it needs to heat and not cool, is the thermostat. Making one from a ice chest works just as well with an aquarium heater in the water. The little giant type are not 'digital' while the reptibater is, so set up is easier. Maybe to late right now, but they cost so little to run, have it up and running all the time, so you don't have to fool with setting it up when you do get eggs. You can increase the surface area of a small water container by putting a ball of sphagnum in it, all the fiber sticking out of the water wicks into the air. This also helps stabilize the temp as the water is a large mass that holds the temp desired. Humidity is easy to maintain even in the dryest places just by having a water tray in the incubator. The reptibator has a proportional thermostat so might be slightly more stable, as it only heats just enough to keep a temp, not all on all off like most still air incubators. I use the foam still air type like Aldabraman uses, both the little giant and the newer reptibator by ZooMed. A quite darkish room or closet can be good. Less meaning a slightly lower temp so the incubator does not need to cool and dryer so you can up the humidity, not have to reduce it. Most any incubator will work fine as long as it is in a room with stable conditions that are 'less' than your desired parameters. Your local so if your looking for one give me a buzz. PS.I have another GQF like the first post/ pics in excellent condition I may be parting with. Down fall of the unit …it is heavier than heck and runs on 220v. Fully water jacketed walls and precise temps. I also have used another type of a very high end incubator from the lab that was used to grow tissue culture cells. On the other hand, this is much more of a specialized cooker with no guess work and can like mentioned hold a lot of eggs. There are pro’s and con’s to having just one main bator’ the most recognized problem – if it fails then all the eggs fail- as opposed to multi setups. I myself have used the styro-bator type as backups or using for overload of eggs along with trying different temps/species requirements. VERY accurate with temps and humidity using a “wick type” watering system, easy to maintain and doesn’t really draw all that much power – They are around 800 bucks. Will hold 200 eggs+ and even a new born transfer spot on the bottom. Hi Tom……the “cooker” is GQF #3258….an excellent bator’ indeed.
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