Unually Colds Temps, & Fluctuating Bator Temps

The only problem is you covered up the vent holes. They need to be open.

 

I leave my vent holes closed it's the only way i can keep humidity up in the winter (in the summer i'll HAVE to keep the vents opened or deal with too much humidity ha ha)!!!


I deal with teh same thing you deal with! I use a foam egg crate to keep the temps stable when it's really cold and if even that isnt keeping the incubator stable i throw a blankie on top of the foam on top of hte incubator and I am sucessful at the LEAST keeping it at 99.5.

It's been CRAZY cold so i've had the same challenges you have but i thkn i have deffinatly mastered this issue a whil eback thanks to blankies and some foam!

 

Open, close, I'm never going to get it right. Sorry

 

I'm having this same problem. The temp gets really cold at night so I have to crank up the temp overnight. I get up about twice during the night to check and adjust, but one time I slept through the night. It got too hot and I am worried I might have killed some. They are hatching now, so I will see how many have been affected.

 

The trick, whether it's hot or cold, is to find a place for the incubator that is stable. Not in a heavily traveled area, not near a window or a door. Think closet. Extra bathroom, spare bedroom... these all work. I have my incubator in a room that stays at a constant 59°F, with no troubles for any of the different brands. The window is covered with a dark towel, and the room is not used except by me. The sun doesn't shine in, there's no drafts when the door is slid open, and the temps stay at 99.5°F. BUT... a towel draped over it will help, if you have vents in the side or the bottom. I keep a towel over the window in the lid so that it doesn't fog up when I increase the humidity, but I only put it over the window, not the vents. If you cover the vents, try opening the incubator for 5 minutes each day to let fresh air in.