Humidity problems

[sethsleader]

Im finding it hard to keep a constant humdity. My temp is a constant 37.5c. But my humidity is anywhere from 30- 50%. I haven't opened o incubator, i just drip water into the troph from a hole in the lid. Ive plugged all four holes with kitchen roll when it gets to 45%. But it still drops.

Shoud I give up on putting water in or should I persevere?
What can I do to stabalize it?
Its day 5.

 

[Emilys3guppies]

I have issues similar to yours...I have sponges under the rack of eggs in my bator and I squirt water through the vent holes onto the sponges for humidity. I try to keep it between 40-50% but sometimes it gets a little lower...I figure if it's between 25-50% then I'm doing OK.

But, I find that I can keep it steady by adding warmish water by the 1/2teaspoon. Any more than that will spike the humidity in the bator...so I add the 1/2 teaspoon and then wait 15-20 minutes before deciding if more is needed.

All the best,
Emily

 

[Cherlyn]

How is the humidity outside of the 'bator? In what room is the 'bator sitting?

~Cherlyn

 

[mulia24]

just add a "plate" into your bator, add a "spoons" that usually can be used to clean plate(that's in my country). and add water and keep NO LEAKAGE watch it for half hour, if the humidity keep fluctuate then i can't help anymore. just wishing you all good luck.

 

[sethsleader]

Its in my frontroom. I dont have anyway to check the humidity in my room. I dont have anywhere else to put the botor as the builders ahven't finished my utility/garage. It was supposed to be finished 6 weeks ago, but as the builder is my DH I can't complain! Unfortunately.

Should I mist my front room?
I do drip the water in a bit at a time but it means that I cant go anywhere for more than 4 hours! And with four kids I didn't really want to stay home!!!

 

[shelleyd2008]

First off, you should never plug the vent holes, the eggs need fresh air to develop properly.

Humidity is increased by the amount of surface area, not by how much (depth) water there is in the bator. So you need to figure out how much surface area you need to keep the humidity up, then keep those troughs/plates/whatever filled with water so they will take longer to evaporate.

30% to 50% humidity is a good range, but if the humdity level is fluctuating a lot it can cause your hatch to go bad.

 

[sethsleader]

Ah I see, i pray that I haven't lost them.

Ive removed all of the plugs, i think that next time i will add a bottle top as it seems that it only needs a very small surface area. Can I add it now quickly or is it too late. That way I could keep the warter deeper but only a small surface area? Could this work?

 

[shelleyd2008]

What kind of incubator do you have? If it's one of the styrofoam ones you can fill one of the 'troughs' in the bottom, then put a piece of paper towel over it (on top of the wire) to decrease the surface area. A bottle cap would work, but you'd have to fill it a lot.

 

[sethsleader]

Ive got a plastic cuvatutto 24 auto-turn. It does have two troughs. But they are quite large. it would be at 80% just by filling 1!
I have a shot glass that tall and narrow, i might us that. Im not drinking at the moment as I need a clear head with four kids on holiday and hopefully a demanding hatch on the way!! LOL

 

[shelleyd2008]

You can put water in one of the troughs, just be sure to cover a good portion of the top of it so the surface area is decreased.