I just thought I would save some people out there some of the heart ache that troubled me when I first started to breed reptiles. If anyone out there is like me and researched the hell out of what they were going to breed before they breed it and bought a really cheap incubator because they were told in all of the books they read that there is an incubator out there (which will remain nameless) which is very cheap but works very well, and you are know having problems with fact that it is so dry inside of it that even deli cups with one or two little pushpin holes arent enough to keep the eggs without removing the cove and spraying the sides of the cup. I wanted to let you know there is another way. There is normally a small wire mesh over plastic channels which are the to be filled up with water to increase humidity, if you live in a dry area like myself you will find that those channels full of water are not enough. I have tried many different things and find that one method works better than all the rest. Fill the channels up with water then take strips of paper towel use a good type of towell the more clothlike the better. The strips should be about two inches wide and the length of the towell, twist the ends of them until the come to a find point, feed the twisted end through the wire mesh and down into the water, spread the other end out against the wall of the incubator. What this does is it wicks the water out of the channells and into the air. You could also just buy brand new incubators like a I did but if you cant afford them this method works very well. I have found that four strips of paper towell will give you 90% humidity at 83 degrees F, if the ambient humidity was around 20%. You can always add or remove strips to get the desired amount. I hope that this helps atleast one person out and saves them from loss of eggs when they first start out because nothing makes your stomach turn like seeing a bunch of eggs dried out and dead after all of the hard work you had put in them. This statement is one persons opnion if you choose to try this method it is up to you to make sure you add or remove the right amount of material for the correct humidity. Carefully monitor you humidity and keep an eye on your eggs to make sure things are going smoothly. I am not responsible for any loss of eggs or property due to carelessness when trying the method. This is simply here to try and help beginners so they dont have the same issues I did when I started out. This method is try at your own risk. Thank you.

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