Thermometer busted, will it hurt?

[Josh45640]

I use those round glass tube aquarium thermometers. When I came home today I checked on the incubator and noticed that one of my thermometers had got caught in between the turner and broke. Will this contaminate my eggs?

 

[Chick Norris]

Is it mercury or alcohol? Alcohol can just be wiped up and you can ventilate the incubator for a few minutes. Mercury will be much more involved.

 

[SamuelMcF]

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right alcohol won't be detrimental but mercury would be a big problem. I think most thermometers these days are alcohol though

 

[Chick Norris]

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In case you're not sure which it is, Mercury is silver-looking and alcohol is dyed a bright colour, usually red.

 

[Josh45640]

I would guess alchohol because it is red.It has little metal looking balls in it.

 

[Chick Norris]

You have nothing to worry about. You had an alcohol thermometer with non-toxic metal weights in it to keep it immersed in an aquarium.