When Humidity Drops during Lockdown

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Do you add water?

 

[WalnutHill]

YES!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

YES!

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If you're worried about the big bad opening the bator during lockdown- stop. For one the whole reason it is recommended to not open the bator is to keep the humidity up. If your humidity is low, not adding water defies the reasoning for the recommendation. Two, the most important time to keep that humdity up is during the hatching process, so if you don't have any pipping/zipping, there is no threat so you shouldn't hesitate. Three, even if they are hatching and by chance you need to boost the humidity, add water-or better yet, stick a (clean) wet sponge in there. If you need to open the bator during a hatch-as long as your humidity levels are up in a safe zone, opening the bator poses a slim risk. There is always a risk, but it is slim if done in a timely manner and any humidity loss is brought back up quickly.

 

[Titanpaul726]

Opening the incubator during lockdown really isn't the issue here. The issue is the low humidity. The low humidity will cause you more issues than opening the incubator to fix the problem. So, yes, go ahead and open it up to add more water. I would also suggest you add a wet sponge like Amy suggested. Make certain you add enough water/wet sponge to get you through the rest of the lockdown period. If, after you add water, the humidity level is still to low, open up again and add more sponges. Quickly, if you can. I'm convinced that the lower humidity poses a much greater threat than opening the incubator for a short time.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Opening the incubator during lockdown really isn't the issue here. The issue is the low humidity. The low humidity will cause you more issues than opening the incubator to fix the problem. So, yes, go ahead and open it up to add more water. I would also suggest you add a wet sponge like Amy suggested. Make certain you add enough water/wet sponge to get you through the rest of the lockdown period. If, after you add water, the humidity level is still to low, open up again and add more sponges. Quickly, if you can. I'm convinced that the lower humidity poses a much greater threat than opening the incubator for a short time.

It definitely is. The whole reasons the conservatives yell about opening the bator is in means of keeping the humidity up. Doesn't do any good to keep it closed if the humidity isn't in there to begin with. As long as the humidity is up in a safe range, opening the bator poses a limited threat. It's when you don't have that humidity that you run into problems. And that's when they are actively in hatch.