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Wax Paper for Snake Egg Incubator?

Reptile keepers I'm looking for wax paper for a homemade incubator for snake eggs. Does anyone know where and if there is one made for reptiles. Any ideas need it for clutch of rat snake eggs for this years clutch. I have the Styrofoam box tried to incubate eggs with no luck. Been told to cut a square on lid and wax paper over hole with small aquarium inside with water heater and water 6inches. This is what i'm trying to do below. Styrofoam box with a Small aquarium with vermiculite inside it (wet the vermiculite squeeze it out) and place the end of the probe in it, I use the same thermometer (indoor/out), in the small aquarium to read the temp and humidity in it. Fill the cooler about 3 inches of water or enough to cover the heater, put a brick on the small aquarium so it will not float. Put the aquarium heater in the water, the heater is preset to 83-85-degs.the water in the cooler will heat the small aquarium. I put a hole in the top of the cooler to let out the excess heat and moister. Use wax paper to put over the hole and a book on top of it to keep the paper in place. I left about a inch hole too open it or close it, to get the temp set in the cooler. I use a digital thermometer in the lid to catch the over all temp in the box, if its to hot pull the wax paper open to let out the heat, once you get the opening set

Public Comments

1. What do you need it for? I've been hatching eggs for years, and have never used wax paper.