Does anyone have a design for a home made incubator?

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Incubators are fun projects. You can make them a lot of different ways and they all have the same basic requirements - they have to be relatively insulated, and hold heat. The rest is up to you - such as how to heat (heat tape, light bulb, other?) and then you can decide whether you want an on/off thermostat or a proportional thermostat (there are pros and cons to both), then dialing in the humidity and other details. Refrigerators make really good incubators since they are already insulated and have doors that close and seal well. I've always wanted to make an incubator out of a top/bottom fridge and have keep the freezer part and fridge part at different temps...............one section for pythons and the other for colubrids. If you want to make something really simple, then a plastic or even styrofoam cooler will work.........as long as you have the basic ingredients - insulation and controlled heat. Humidity is another factor........some like to keep the incubators themselves humid while others control the humidity through the egg boxes or a mixture of both. Anyways, sorry for rambling! Here's one I built out of a kitchen cabinet fixture from home depot. I've since added another shelf..............so it holds 4 - 15qt containers very nicely. Been hatching eggs in this every year since 05'. I wish I had some detailed instructions and pics to build it but I didn't even have a camera back then!

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Nice incubator Jon! I am thinking about making one out of 1" insulation board. I ahve a 41qt rack I made out of it and it works great! Very light weight and holds heat great!

Wow that's good. How much did it cost for all the supplies or do you remember?

Wow that's good. How much did it cost for all the supplies or do you remember?

The actual shell (the kitchen cabinet fixture) was the cheapest expense. This was around $70. All of the other stuff added up though. The thermostat pictured is a Helix - although I have a Ranco on there now so I can plug it into a UPS backup box - which can't be done with a proportional t-stat like a helix. Then there was the heat tape, the shelving, the plexiglass, the light, the hinges, silicone, and some weather stripping for the door - all of this stuff added up to at least another $100 - probably more.

Jon that is a good looking set up

possiblities are limitless you can use an old freezer or fridge or even use a cooler

Ok Thanks