Aluminum foil cover on homemade incubator?

[KenjiQuacker]

Hello there, so I'm trying to make a homemade incubator that's kinda last minute, so I'm using a cardboard box and a heat lamp. I know it needs insulation though, and I don't have a Styrofoam box, so I was wondering if covering the outside of the box in aluminum foil would keep it insulated? I'm also going to be putting a lid over the top with a viewing hole, so the lid should also help. If this wouldn't work, do you have any other ideas? Any help is appreciated! : )

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Mettle of any kind is a conductor not an insulator, however putting it inside will reflect the light making it slightly warmer.
Ps: sorry about spelling spell check hates me.

 

[KenjiQuacker]

Mettle of any kind is a conductor not an insulator, however putting it inside will reflect the light making it slightly warmer.
Ps: sorry about spelling spell check hates me.

Oh thanks for the information, maybe I'll try to find a different material to insulate it.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Oh thanks for the information, maybe I'll try to find a different material to insulate it.

You might think about using a styrofoam cooler.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

If I were going to DIY and incubator I would do something like this.

 

[KenjiQuacker]

If I were going to DIY and incubator I would do something like this.

ohh that's a good idea, thanks!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

ohh that's a good idea, thanks!

There are lots of DIY incubator videos on YouTube.
Watch a few of them and I'll bet you can figure out what would work for you depending on what materials you have access to.

 

[KenjiQuacker]

There are lots of DIY incubator videos on YouTube.
Watch a few of them and I'll bet you can figure out what would work for you depending on what materials you have access to.

ok thank you I'll watch some of the videos : )

 

[Ruby Rogue]

If I were going to DIY and incubator I would do something like this.

That's pretty much identical to what my DIY incubator looks like, except I used a cardboard food shipping box (good food) which has a reflective material on the inside kinda like foil. I covered it in Styrofoam and duct tape. It's good, but there is a lot of work to keeping the temps and humidity right.

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

Styrofoam coolers can be bad for ~$3 at walmart. Good luck with your project. If you can’t get to a store and you are itching to start a box inside another box with either an air gap or yiu could fill the gap with a towel or scrap paper or whatever.