Four types of Ball Python Incubators + Mistakes to Avoid!

Incubation is a huge part of Ball Python Breeding, so lets discuss the types of incubators you can get and mistakes you should avoid!

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Rhyno's Royals is a Ball Python breeder located In Northwest Indiana.
We aim for high quality, high end, healthy snakes as our #1 priority

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Chapters:
00:00 Start
00:12 INCUBATOR TYPES
00:22 Homemade Incubator
04:16 Store Bought
05:44 Professional Incubators
07:46 Scientific Incubator
08:54 INCUBATOR MISTAKES
09:10 Not Addressing Hotspots
10:23 Not enough Humidity
12:47 Improper Egg Box Setup
13:43 Improper Egg Collection
14:26 Failsafes
14:58 Power Outage
15:31 THE ROTTEN EGG...
16:42 Thanks for Watching!

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[sarahcarroll]

Thankyou for all the info hope it saves a bunch of headaches for others

[HI-VISPythons-depq]

Thank you for this overview! I appreciate your attention to the details regarding incubator types, substrates, ect. I had great success with my first clutch using a DIY Igloo cooler, Orbeez in the egg box, eggs on top of a light diffuser, Temperature at 87.1F, humidity 99%. If you're soaking your vermiculite and using a light diffuser, consider using orbeez. Snakes can't drown in them if they get under the diffuser, and the humidity was perfect.

[christhomas]

As someone who is new to the ball python world with aspirations of breeding I have been looking into incubators and came to the conclusion that I was going to make one as cost is an issue for a Wilbanks/Seaserpents and those others seem sub par. My oldest/largest female I am hoping to breed in 6-8 months so have been doing research for a while now. This video has given me a lot of good information and I thank you.

[NotoriusHorst]

Good Content Dude🤘
I Use a home made Incubator, it works well since 15years.
But i use only Water, no Substrat.

[sephramey]

I started adventure Feb 2024 collecting balls. A few of them I let pair but none went off. Mysteriously one of my females laid in October, but didn't know she was gravid. I didn't have incubator set yet. Well I got it set up later that day or so I thought. Turns out I didn't have enough heat and lost the whole clutch 4 eggs. So after that I got it properly set right heat and thermometer inside to physically see the temp. One of my girls laid April 1st. So far eggs are looking eggscellent 😂. In the box I'm using a defuser sitting on top of 1.5in PVC tubes cut discs only water in bottom. So far so good.

[robertburgess]

As someone who’s getting into brewing for the first year it’s a bit overwhelming to know what’s the best option for the price. Thanks for the great info

[renierbadenhorst]

There is a fine line.
It all depends on your setup.
I built my own.
The temperature was fluctuating too much until I removed the fan.
Good video, do one about incubation mistakes and the defects it causes.

[RonaldTompkins-zuly]

Those ink bird thermostats are good in my experience, obviously there's better but I think you can get all the same features

[jasoncormier]

My plan was to buy a Wilbanks. But being in Canada and the state of affairs that's now on hold. So I will buy another from cornels world this year or build 1. Hopefully the $ and the tariff fiasco gets sorted

[codplayer]

This might actually be the one equipment I'll just get the premium for, 4 seasons and well over 60c° fluctuations between the seasons, the plug in and relax option for something so fragile sounds good :)

[SmaySerpents]

I just hatched my first clutch from a cooler incubator

[seanna]

Ive been using a chick incubator for years... it has given me 100% success with each clutch. 6 clutches so far an haven't had an issue lol.

[Manic]

I have a female about to lay she is currently in her pre lay shed I was wondering what size containers I should get

[RobFeldbauer]

Why with reptiles is there not one company that does everything right?!? lol I swear, I find an issue or design flaws with any and every enclosure, incubator, feeding tongs. The only thing that hasn't let me down with my retics were my snake hooks lol. Heartland seems to be the best enclosures for retics from what I've seen. Heavy duty, sturdy, lasts a lifetime.
Wilbanks made a nice looking incubator, but I hate how big of a gap the door lock allows the door open before it stops it, and the buttons are inside and the "turn on light" and "power" button are right next to each other and look and feel the same :-(
But if anyone else knows a better enclosure and incubator, please let me know!