DIY Reptile Egg Incubator How To Build In 15 Minutes For $40 Or Less

[@annanguyin7098]

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[@WickensWickedReptiles]

oh thanks so much for saying that! feel free to share with your friends :)

[@JesusChrist4ever]

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[@taingo1355]

WHY ARE YOU SSSOOOOOOO UNDERRATED IT IS CRAZZY

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks! hey feel free to share with you friends

[@pewpewcat7679]

All those hatchlings were adorable. Such fragile little bebes Really informative, thanks!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching

[@loganwall601]

take a shot every time he says he's not an electrician lol But seriously great video! this will come in handy down the road when I decide to breed :)))

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahaha, just want to be very clear about how I am unqualified to do anything but talk to a camera in my basement.

[@taeviansworldofreptiles3828]

This was very helpful for my future breeding plants with my house snakes! Great video!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Great to hear!

[@Loganisbad]

@@WickensWickedReptiles is it possible to do it with a heat mat instead?

[@PlanetOReptiles]

Nice video! I remember the one from a couple months back! Cool that you found a less expensive way.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Thanks!

[@twincreekprecision8727]

Really appreciate your passion and willingness to share reptile info with the community! Your content is amazing!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Thank you so much 👍

[@steviekyme9153]

Just love how many times you said clamps. I thought I was Futurama for a minute there!! Great video love you channel

[@ChaoticNeutralElf]

Thank you so much! My ex breeder ball python laid eggs this morning. I have her as a pet and I've never incubated eggs in my live. This is going to help me out so much, because I want to give them (the eggs) the best possible chance!!

[@alangroves1176]

Adam thanks for this video. I made this box and from that i hatched 6 leopard gecko eggs last year

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Nice work!

[@theadventuresofremiblaq5324]

That’s awesome. Thanks Adam. Can’t wait to start breeding leopard geckos. Building my own incubator would be awesome.

[@madwolf8399]

This is going to be soooooo helpful for my first ever breeding in 2 to 3 years and for my future project (5 or 6 years down the line) for an extremely bright sharp patterned snake. I dont wanna spoil it but potentially could be crazy! So excited!!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

cool stuff

[@leafsflamsrangersfan]

This is awesome! My bf and I were just talking about investing in an incubator but I'm all about DIY projects if I can do them and this looks so easy to do! Also, I love the Canadian flag on your other incubator!!!

[@kendylrouthieaux2029]

This is so helpful for us just starting out & for hobby breeders trying not to spend a ton of money. I was looking at glass beverage cooler setups, but now that I know I can do this with one of the many coolers my husband has in the shed.. that’ll be my go-to to start! Thank you so much!

[@Blahaja]

There's an Amazon product that is a reptile grade heating pad with a built in thermometer. Would that work just as well as the heat tape?

[@PlantyJess]

Thank you for this video, going to be following it for incubating my ball python eggs!

[@jacobtomlinson9219]

Wait what were those little metal things he put on the cord??

[@witchmedusa7995]

Yeah I’ve been trying to find them and can’t

[@AuroraExotics]

Very helpful! I've seen this done with water in the bottom and heated with an aquarium heater as well. The eggs do okay with no air exchange? Or do you open the top periodically?

[@predatorking3131]

Should definitely have some ventilation of some form...

[@varanidguy]

You either want to poke some very small ventilation holes in the containers the eggs are in, or once a week open them up and allow for some good gas exchange.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

right! do not ventilate the cooler at all ever! just exchange air every few days.

[@jdulmes]

@@WickensWickedReptiles How???

[@misskestrel78]

@@jdulmes Like they said above: either have some tiny holes in the egg boxes, or open the egg box lid once a week so the eggs can get fresh air.

[@cincoyxungsmash5thst817]

I will be using this soon for my gecko and snake project

[@thejerseyherper5320]

This is a great video, haven't finished it yet but it's very educational

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Wickens Wicked Reptiles yeah it was great, I'll definitely use this, thanks for the video

[@grownman1017]

Bro, you literally just saved me $1500!!!!! Instant Sub

[@donnadoes4757]

Super helpful! Not sure if the wiring stuff will transfer over to the UK, will definitely check it out though!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

should translate, the male and female end look a bit different but everything else is the same. thanks for watching :)

[@evonwhenperishing]

Really nice, cheap, and easy design! Man, I wish i had to worry about keeping my reptile eggs heated - I unfortunately live in Arizona, so more than anything I have to worry about cooling mine down! Thanks for all the info anyways, really valuable if I ever end up living somewhere with a bit more reasonable of temperatures lol.

[@thegeckodekko1579]

I've looked for an incubator for 4 hours now and all the ones were so expensive! You are a genius!!!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

:)

[@shikadragon]

This is fantastic! Thank you

[@julier.4163]

I'm preparing to have my first snake - ball python - and in a few years a want to start breeding project. I absolutely adore You and Your channel, it's so helpful, fun and it's just so nice to watch. I really can just binge watch You for few hours 😄 Thank You for all the work You put into this, and for Your love for these animals

[@squllymcfadden6262]

Subscribed! Awsome video 👍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@TheWarden69]

How do you set up the containers to incubate the eggs?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I explain in the breeding guides I've made :)

[@leejantze674]

The term you're looking for as to why to use water to retain the heat is specifc heat. It takes a lot of energy to change the temp of water 1 degree, so this is why is retains heat so well.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

well said!

[@kathbutler2551]

This video is amazing. Thank you so much. Will be building one shortly For my first clutch June 2023 😊

[@rdnkenki]

I'm doing this! Thank you. wish I knew this in January

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

You're so welcome!

[@NylaE-l4b]

This was such cool information ! Definitely gonna do it

[@lesmiletics8952]

Great video Adam you know you can also buy plastic insulators that snap over the metal clips that cover the exposed metal clips that crimp on your heat tape. I was also told to run electrical tape over the cut end of the heat tape so you dont have exposed contacts on the unwired side of the heat tape. Again great video keep them comming.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Great tip! yes I should have mentioned that!

[@Avocetexotics]

Definitely will be using this when I finally start my breeding projects! I was wondering if you could just use a heat mat instead of heat tape if you already have one laying around.

[@JesusChrist4ever]

U can’t

[@Loganisbad]

@@JesusChrist4ever dang:(

[@Tara_XO8]

Great video man helpful

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you think so! thanks for watching

[@redwoodninja5334]

Very helpful! I'm gonna make one this week

[@abrianarmour3657]

Yup I'll be doing this

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

wicked!

[@TheRealEuthyphro]

Very good video. This was VERY helpful. An video idea I have is one I've mentioned in the past. It's a list of the top 5 most beautiful/amazing venomous snakes.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Great suggestion!

[@ramblin660]

Great demo! Thanks for the information.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brandieluna6459]

I'm 3 years away from breeding and I'll be a small breeder. So.. this was insanely helpful. Ty.

[@squllymcfadden6262]

Have you started?

[@JimBoulter108]

"Make sure no metal is not covered" is the correct way to use a double negative! Well done!😂

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

did I actually say that? I'm a language snob. No way I said it like that

[@JimBoulter108]

It was typed on screen as you were taping the contacts on the heat tape. It took me a second to process, I will admit, but once I did, it was absolutely right.😂

[@Zaimarmentaris22]

Thank ye lord wicken ye hath saveth me boat loads of money

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahaha

[@krittercandyexotics]

Could you use a huge heat pad instead of heat tape?

[@susanosman3643]

Hi- I had 3 incubators because I used to hatch all kinds of poultry eggs. Never thought of reptile eggs!!

[@kearstinnekenerson6676]

That was really helpful and looks supper easy going to save a good amout of money on that

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad it helped

[@livcrump006]

So how do you connect the thermostat to the heat tape? I don’t think you showed that part?

[@livcrump006]

@Joe Dirt Thankyou! My daughter has a couple females geckos that are pregnant and we want to try and hatch the eggs! Just a hobby and she will sell the babies , hopefully this will work!

[@lawrencepetrillose7303]

Love that we use the same thermostat

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

The best!

[@nataliesreptiles]

Was wondering why you made a 2nd DIY incubator video. Had to go back to the 1st one and saw it was already a pre-made one you were just explaining how to make, and this one you're actually building in the video. lol. But, more room for more eggs I suppose.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

the other one is still full of eggs and at a lower temp

[@bazzz1467]

So if I had a small box off eggs in a container where should the thermostat probe go in the container or the air ?

[@cartermiller3807]

What are the clamps he used to connect the heat tape called?

[@varanidguy]

Awesome guide, thanks for making this video!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cheyennef.2935]

Really good video and I will use this method if I ever decide to breed reptiles

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Go for it!

[@B3Fitness1]

super easy! thank you! How is it at holding humidity? do you use plastic shoe siezed boxes with vermiculite in them to maintain the high humidity?

[@Aziara86]

Where do I get the A M P clamp? Can't find anything like that.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Dino Reptiles

[@blobblox4402]

which cages brand do you use?

[@englishBHllywd]

Thank you for this! Came here from the "why you shouldn't breed" video. If you breed rodents (mice specifically) i would LOVE something with info on that too. This was great!

[@markdaniels9606]

This is priceless. Thanks for making this video!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

My pleasure!

[@MidlandsDragons]

Hello Mate...do thermostat need to be dimming one?and heat mats are dimmable or stable?thabk you great project

[@ReptileRoad]

You make this look super easy, thank you! Going to try this soon rather than converting a mini fridge. How has it worked for you over time and how many ball python clutches are you able to fit?

[@Djshhshzhsjsksk]

What size cooler was this one?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

can't remember but just the standard size one

[@Djshhshzhsjsksk]

@@WickensWickedReptiles ah okay. Here in the US we have like 28-150 qts coolers😆

[@timothy440]

I’m 3 years late to this but did this setup work well for your ball python clutch?

[@awstonkelly4144]

As someone getting into breeding my ball pythons this is life changing. My male banana and his 3 gfs will definitely enjoy watching me try this out without electrocuting myself while using the multimeter to check cables.

[@lew4925]

very helpful i plan to use this setup for ball python eggs in the future, would heat cable work instead of heat tape?

[@CurioCraving]

Can a heat mat work

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

likely

[@CurioCraving]

@@WickensWickedReptiles thankyou so much for replying to my comment you are the best reptile youtuber ever

[@katiecurtis5944]

This was great thank you!!

[@windserpent]

I was intimidated by the thought of fatally fudging up the heat tape, so I avoided making my own incubator until this year when I found a method I was far more familiar with. Instead of water bottles and heat tape, I use aquarium heaters and fill a small portion of the cooler with water a la Garrett's guide on Reach Out Reptiles. First time I've ever had such perfect humidity without fussing with the substrate at all. It could be worth covering this method for people who, like me, are still unsure of their ability to install tape. It also requires no duct tape, which--aside from my inclination to never allow tape within a 1 mile radius of bumbling hatchlings--will eventually unstick in a humid incubator.

[@windserpent]

I guess it would help if I read the other comments first lol. Seems I'm hardly the first to recommend Garrett's guide.

[@eviehankins8223]

I feel that. Heat tape has always made me a bit nervous so it was nice to see how he put it together.

[@Drpaper1]

Is it possible to use a heat mat instead of heat tape?

[@legay15]

Hey do you have the link for the big black round thing ?

[@allenstafford8378]

could I do the same With A Stirafoame?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

sure

[@georgewilliamsiii4677]

Does the kind of cord matter? Like voltage or something?

[@iwrath2196]

where is the ventilation in this incubator, is it the hole?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

there is none, I explain to just open it every few days

[@Cindy-LeMarier]

I am a reptile beginner. Does there need to be humidity in the cooler for the eggs? I need help

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

so long as the container is humid, you're good

[@neoleyting5952]

That's so cool so creative

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks!

[@hammad3180]

Would this work for turtle eggs

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I imagine but I have never done it

[@hammad3180]

@@WickensWickedReptiles oh thanks for the reply. I dont have any eggs though but ill try some day.

[@Rryan8065]

This definitely helped!!! Thanks!

[@TinaZiska]

Hi, insted of heattape, can I use a heatmat? I do not think i can buy heat tape where I live

[@giuliacalleja8765]

instead of heat tape can you use heat mats ? by the way amazing video. i love your channel

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

maybe? never tried but it may work

[@NickRO1989]

what is the brand and name of the heating sheet that was used? this type of tape or sheet looks perfect for my application!

[@ryangonzales2524]

It's flex watt

[@blntmanreptiles8800]

Love the video you should watch the reach out reptiles video he uses water in the bottom of a cooler like that with a circulation pump and two tank heaters so it keeps the humidity at all times to

[@Mr.Wilkins1998]

great video going to order a massive cooler now :)

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@cincoyxungsmash5thst817]

Thank you

[@caseycruz6678]

Thank man you help me a lot

[@katsouza5856]

Do you know of what wattage the heat tape that you used is?? Does it matter what wattage it is??

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

usually 4" is 4w/foot

[@katsouza5856]

@@WickensWickedReptiles thank you so much 😊

[@Idris1514]

Could I also use a heat mat ??

[@surfpanther]

So what do you use for cooling? Some eggs need cooling....low temps...also make sure your ext cord is rated for the correct wattage or your in for trouble! You need a heavier guage for constant electrical load!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

what eggs need cooling? I live in Canada dawg, no need for coolers up here haha

[@surfpanther]

@@WickensWickedReptiles parsons need cooling...down to 64°F or 18° C

[@shualy8058]

Hey what was the length and width of the heat tape to fit in the cooler ?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I mention that it's 11 inch heat tape in the video. Not sure on the length, just cut to length of cooler

[@shualy8058]

@@WickensWickedReptiles thanks man

[@matthewardon6697]

I can’t seem to find the clamp link for the extension cord can you help me with that?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Dino Reptiles

[@matthewardon6697]

@@WickensWickedReptiles thank you

[@joewood8818]

Great video very informative

[@HDRServicesva]

What about humidity?

[@JMoreMagnet951]

Would this be good for hatching bearded dragons eggs we made a mistake thinking they were both girls but 1 was a boy and they ended up having 12 eggs so this is my first time hatching eggs and BTW what are the tools you used to make it and were can I get them to

[@grownman1017]

Ok so to piggy back off of my other comment, of saving me a tremendous amount of money, for that, thank you. So I built it only. I installed the Heat tape on the bottom vice the top. BUT, all of my eggs got firm, like a cheeseburger firm....so I cut 1 to check, and it was terrible. So my question is what am I doing wrong and could you help me please

[@iwrath2196]

hell yeah thank you.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Rock on!

[@smalltowngeckos1315]

Question. Could you cut a chunk of the lid out, put plexiglass, seal it, and be able to watch the eggs without opening the lid often? would it still contain heat well or do you think it would be best to leave it alone? I plan on breeding this year and it may be a dumb question but I'm very curious!

[@clutchcargo666]

What about humidity? I live in the desert and that's a big issue. Damp medium dries out fast and takes the eggs with it. Would keeping water on the bottom with the bottles work? Maybe seal the drainage hole and heat tape connectors with silicone?

[@finnbailey9897]

I am pretty sure you maintain the humidity by having the eggs in a deli cup depending on the species. The water used in the video is sole for holding temperature and is not loose in the cooler.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

as long as your egg boxes are sealed and the medium is moist it wont matter where you live

[@clutchcargo666]

@@finnbailey9897 my experience with deli cups sealed is they mold

[@nadia9410]

@@clutchcargo666 you do still need some ventilation or air exchange to prevent that.

[@ericxxx1287]

What percent of your python eggs hatch over ones that don’t with this setup?

[@alishariase1441]

Love the video would this work for chameleons too? Also why do some people give air holes and some don’t?

[@turtlejeepjen314]

My Beardie I adopted last month just laid eggs!!! I am trying to reach the previous owner to see if she was around any males!

[@TesseraCraft]

now, how do you make a brewmation chamber when you live in the south and it does not get much below 70 degrees?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

wine fridge... plug it in.... that's it. haha

[@TesseraCraft]

@@WickensWickedReptiles yeah that is what i am thinking

[@PeterKocman]

Like how do you keep humidity in there for leopard geckos am just curious i would like to try breed my pupies xD maybe next video about the proces how often you open it how often you spray down to keep it humid enought great vid keep it up :)

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video. Where do you get the heat tape and clips?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I have no idea where to get those clips now, Dino Reptiles is out of business