Heat Too High

[MearBear]

I woke up this morning and found that the temperature in the incubator was over 40c! I got it back to the right temp now but i was wondering if they'll be ok, it could've been above 40c for 5 hours max. Should i be worried?

 

[Kiki]

Shucks....that is close.
I believe the dangerous level starts at 104F.

You might be ok.
Are your thermometers calibrated?

 

[MearBear]

Shucks....that is close.
I believe the dangerous level starts at 104F.

You might be ok.
Are your thermometers calibrated?

Calibrated? As in they correct the temperature? Sorry words aren't my thing

 

[Kiki]

Calibrated? As in they correct the temperature? Sorry words aren't my thing

Yes...are you sure your thermometers are reading the correct temperature?
Almost everyone says one can not trust the thermometer that comes with an incubator.

Calibrate=check to see if the therm is reading correctly/right.

 

[MearBear]

I'm not exactly sure, but we did buy it just 2 days ago. It could and probably is a little off.

 

[Kiki]

A must for incubating is a known working correct thermometer.
Extremely important, imo.


Here are two links on how to do so.
Testing/calibrating incubator thermometers and hygrometers.

The Beginner's Guide to Incubation

 

[Kiki]

I'm not exactly sure, but we did buy it just 2 days ago. It could and probably is a little off.

It's silly huh...how we go to the store and buy a brand new thermometer and or humidity gauge and expect them to work/read properly and they don't.
I just recently learned this myself.

 

[MearBear]

I have a thermometer and hygrometer 2 in 1 thing so it tells me both, and i don't think it can go in water. So i used my other thermometer to do the test in the link you sent me, and well it burst, like it actually combusted. The thermometer/hygrometer I'm using now is called, ACCU|TEMP thermometer with humidity meter.

 

[MearBear]

Do you think they still have a chance? If the danger zone is 104 than it was above that for about 4 hours is it too late?

 

[Kiki]

Do you think they still have a chance? If the danger zone is 104 than it was above that for about 4 hours is it too late?

I'm sorry...only time will tell.