I 100% recommend cutting a square in the front and then covering it with a clear sheet of plastic (apoplexy glass works great for this or you can use glass from a picture frame) Then add a thermostat that shows temperature and humidity. It is extremely important to make sure the temperature/humidity doesn't go too high or too low.
Don't forget to tell people not to rotate the eggs and place them the exact way they were when pulling them out. A felt tip marker should be used to mark the top.
I made mine similarly but with a short piece of heat tape instead of the tank heater hooked to a dinner switch. That way you don't need water and can just adjust the moisture in each individual container for whatever species you're incubating(I use it for colubrids, geckos, and turtles). This one will be great for aquatics, though.
Thanks for the idea I didn't have a real incubator and my snakes had eggs ( I wasn't sure if the new one was a male) but that confirmed it lol. I made this within 4 hours ( I had complications with the materials) and changed it a little by putting a thermohydro meter in the container with the eggs in peat moss and in exactly 2 months of letting humidity out twice a day and wiping off mold I can proudly say I have 20 new baby corn snakes :D only 2 didn't fully develop but that's not bad so I'm glad you put this Idea up because I don't think that wouldn't been possible otherwise thank you again and as an update the 20 hatchlings (some) ate their first meal tonight after a few weeks of giving them the chance too I'm so happy!
hey Steff J I know you have had this video up for a while now but I got the chance to build one and incubate 23 Eastern River Cooter eggs. yesterday 3 hatched and i still have at least 8 more that are developing well. they are the size of a quarter.
thank you this was so helpful!!! i have everything to make the incubator! My female will be ready in about a month or so!!! Thank you i pray to have babiesss!!!
eggs laid in the water are generally not viable. But if you do have a male and there's a chance of fertilization, get them out immediately as the egg will drown. It's never a bad idea to go ahead and try to save them and incubate em.
I got the eggs out of the nest because I noticed that every time one of our red-eared sliders would go and lay her eggs cats would go and dig them up and eat the eggs. We're talking like no less than 14 nests that I know of
I just wanna say to the pair who may not have these stuff just use a plastic box and a heating pad instead of foam and a heater and create a little viewing hole by cutting some fabric and gluing it onto of a hole that u created with the box thank you
Looks like the tank is progress for a salt water tank? Always a good idea to cycle the rock to avoid any ammonia coming off it. Salt water is amazing but a lot of work.
3 months ago a red ear slider laid eggs in my yard . Dug a hole in hard clay soil . The drought has made the soil hard as a rock . Yesterday I delicately dug to the eggs and some were hatching . I moved the clutch in a bucket and buried them in potting soil .Placed the bucket on a heating pad set to medium . Four have hatched . I moved them to a plastic tub with an inch of water and an island . Am I messing up ? The closest water source is a creek about 75 yds away and across a busy street . I plan on releasing them , maybe keep a couple as pets . I dont think they would have been able to dig themselves out of the baked clay soil and make it to the creek .
I love your turtle videos😍😍😍. In the future can you make a video about what you feed your turtles. I personally have 1 red eared slider and some other pets but only one turtle. Thank you for reading!
Thanks, you save me. I just happen to see her laying 5 eggs. Then I rush watch your video, buy heater, plastic container, stereo foam box and soil. I hope they are Hatch and strong
I don't know why, but peoples say reptile eggs can shrinking if the nest is too hot and not enough water to keep the egg hydrate. It also work on lizard and other reptile with soft Shell eggs, RES eggs is also soft Shell
Can someone who knows please answer a turtle question I have? I have painted turtle eggs that I’ve had since the first or second week of June and I candle them every couple days. When I put the light on the bottom of the egg the top half is black and there is a lot of movement inside. I have no idea what it’s supposed to look like when they’re about to hatch or how to know if they’re really close to hatching? The whole egg isn’t dark just about half of the egg is and it looks like they’re moving there limbs or something when I candle them
HELLO PLEASE HELP ME: i have the same turtles and one of them is pregnant with eggs . how do i know when shes gona drop them? i have stones on the bottom and im afrayd that theyre gona breake 😫😥
Get a nesting area with sand. Also, if there is no male, the eggs won't be fertile anyway so don't stress too much, even if they are good eggs and have been fertilized and they don't make it you will always get more chances.
I need help, at a public lake there was snapping turtle eggs but it looks like someone thought they washed up so they were thrown in the lake we brought home two will they make it even though they were in the water without much oxygen
We're! I love your vids! I love when you saved those animals! hour so kind to them! I wish I was were you love so I can take all the person that need homes! your the best!
I made this incubator, and did exactly what it showed, and all of my eggs keep dying! I’ve tried for three different times, and it still DOSENT work, can I have help? I would love baby turtles! I feel bad since they are all dying.
Hey I really need help so there was a turtle crossing the rode so me and my dad stopped and picked her up and brought her home it was late so we were going to drop her off at a pond the next day I wake up and she has laid a single egg in the water I don’t know what to do with it
I’m trying to cross breed my eastern painted with my Mississippi map but, did you have to keep adding water to the soil while they were in there or did it stay moist? How long does it usually take and do you know if these two kinds can cross
I tried thermocol incumbator as per your video, but water coming r egularly from thermocol and filing gap daily, is it right way? Pl advise immediately
Hello, I am trying to incubate tortoise egg in home made incubator. Humidity is about 75%. But I have to almost open the lid. Do you think that it is ok when the humidity is not changing and temperature is 29°c with almost opened lid. Or i should try make more holes and let it closed? I don't know what to do.
Mam , is the heater need tu be remain on until they hatch ?? Isn't it dangerous leaving the heater on for 60 70 days continuously ? I hv no idea actually....
Hi I'am Alex Animals and Gardens . As I understood it needs a sertain temperature to become male . And a sertain temperature for female . Do you do that ?
My pair of reeves turtle are mating. How would i know if it's successful? My females reeves is in a refrigerator tub outdoor enclosure with a male wbt and yst. They have a basking platform with lots of soil (mostly moist) and she loves digging to rest. How would I know if she will be laying eggs?
Hello ive been watching ur vlogs for a lil bit now. i just took over care of a baby RES Its been about 2 1/2 weeks since i got him / her. it just wont eat anything its like its afraid of food ive tried almost everything putting her in a smaller container to see if that would be easier I tried a piece of hotdog ..still nothing the baby is still thriving but not eating i dont know what to do. PLEASE HELP
At first I thought the thumbnail said "quick and tasty" and I was scared
haha lol
Wtf lol
My uncle joked when I was showing our turtles “oh they’re big enough? Now we can cook them!” Of course .. I was mortified
@@zandermercury9308. lol my grampa did with my rabbits.
LOL
I have an outdoor pond and my biggest female layed 12 eggs and all of the babies survived.
depending on temps outside and if the turtles are native to your location they can do their own incubating like in the wild.
xhellboundx yeah I was surprised they survived lol they are also red ear sliders.
oh Adrien they are pretty hardy
oh Adrien I
ADRYAN my snapping turtle laid eggs and 8 survived I kept one
I 100% recommend cutting a square in the front and then covering it with a clear sheet of plastic (apoplexy glass works great for this or you can use glass from a picture frame) Then add a thermostat that shows temperature and humidity. It is extremely important to make sure the temperature/humidity doesn't go too high or too low.
Thanks Steph, your DIY incubator saved my turtles life
my hybrid Mississippi map turtle and RES Turtle might hatch now! it has never hatched before
OMG MR DANKK
i have a turtle at home.. and he or she does not give a shit about my life..
I have 10 RES in my pond, and I don't think they care about you either. Now may be time to get a new life, LOL
@@shippingexpert not funny.....
Steve Finestone you really thought u did something
Don't forget to tell people not to rotate the eggs and place them the exact way they were when pulling them out. A felt tip marker should be used to mark the top.
I wish I had as many animals as you I'm getting a cat soon yay
Yay I hav asthma so I can't have furry cutebois but I ow a tortoise so yay
n
Good for you!,
I made mine similarly but with a short piece of heat tape instead of the tank heater hooked to a dinner switch. That way you don't need water and can just adjust the moisture in each individual container for whatever species you're incubating(I use it for colubrids, geckos, and turtles). This one will be great for aquatics, though.
Imagine your sibling accidentally kicked the incubator and the eggs fell and then you can't do anything but cry yourself to sleep
That's when you know it's time to drop them off at the orphanage
@@bigsam8597 🤣🤣🤣 yep!
Thanks for the idea I didn't have a real incubator and my snakes had eggs ( I wasn't sure if the new one was a male) but that confirmed it lol. I made this within 4 hours ( I had complications with the materials) and changed it a little by putting a thermohydro meter in the container with the eggs in peat moss and in exactly 2 months of letting humidity out twice a day and wiping off mold I can proudly say I have 20 new baby corn snakes :D only 2 didn't fully develop but that's not bad so I'm glad you put this Idea up because I don't think that wouldn't been possible otherwise thank you again and as an update the 20 hatchlings (some) ate their first meal tonight after a few weeks of giving them the chance too I'm so happy!
Has she ever done a morning routine on what she does for the animals?
hey Steff J I know you have had this video up for a while now but I got the chance to build one and incubate 23 Eastern River Cooter eggs. yesterday 3 hatched and i still have at least 8 more that are developing well. they are the size of a quarter.
Thank you for the video, you are super loving mom for turtle, great work you've done, very easy to follow with easy tools.. thank you
thank you this was so helpful!!! i have everything to make the incubator! My female will be ready in about a month or so!!! Thank you i pray to have babiesss!!!
Caught my turtles doin the giggity so now i need to get educated 😂 🤓
did anyone read that it said " ass heater " 😂😂😂😂😂
Isis Sánchez yes read that... 😂😂😂
Yes
Yup
OMG I SAW THAT TOO!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
. _ .
what if they lay the eggs in the water like mine does? can you catch them and do the same?
The hatchlings instinct isn't swim so they can drown
eggs laid in the water are generally not viable. But if you do have a male and there's a chance of fertilization, get them out immediately as the egg will drown. It's never a bad idea to go ahead and try to save them and incubate em.
Alan Palmer what about if they were half way water? Say shallow water not completely covered but halfway?
That's a really good idea and saving more money , thanks for sharing .
5:57 It’s says A*s Heater..😂😂😂😂
U never see finish,its glass heater but her camera shows it as ass heater
The intro was legit👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
You just earned yourself a subscriber
what was the name of the heater?
Glass Heater aka. Ass Heater
I'm going to give this method a try....hope it works! Thankyou!
Did it work
I got the eggs out of the nest because I noticed that every time one of our red-eared sliders would go and lay her eggs cats would go and dig them up and eat the eggs. We're talking like no less than 14 nests that I know of
I just wanna say to the pair who may not have these stuff just use a plastic box and a heating pad instead of foam and a heater and create a little viewing hole by cutting some fabric and gluing it onto of a hole that u created with the box thank you
OMG I just stared whaching your vids today and I Love them
This is so cute! Thank you for making these videos☺️☺️💘
Hi Steff, can i replace the soil with mix vermiculate+perlite? and how long it takes to hatch? thank you ^_^
Looks like the tank is progress for a salt water tank? Always a good idea to cycle the rock to avoid any ammonia coming off it. Salt water is amazing but a lot of work.
3 months ago a red ear slider laid eggs in my yard . Dug a hole in hard clay soil . The drought has made the soil hard as a rock . Yesterday I delicately dug to the eggs and some were hatching . I moved the clutch in a bucket and buried them in potting soil .Placed the bucket on a heating pad set to medium . Four have hatched . I moved them to a plastic tub with an inch of water and an island . Am I messing up ?
The closest water source is a creek about 75 yds away and across a busy street . I plan on releasing them , maybe keep a couple as pets . I dont think they would have been able to dig themselves out of the baked clay soil and make it to the creek .
Thank you so much I made me one and it does wonders. thank you for this video it helped a lot.
I'm so glad you shared this video.ill try it at home.
What's the name of that heater and what is it looking for online as an electric heater and I can not find it
Search for it as "aquarium heater"
That's brilliant ........ 👍........
great video and I look forward to your next one. Thanks so much for sharing
How long does it take for the eggs to hatch? Also how often do you check them?
thank you for helping me for school work. 😄😄😄
I love your turtle videos😍😍😍. In the future can you make a video about what you feed your turtles. I personally have 1 red eared slider and some other pets but only one turtle. Thank you for reading!
Oh my god it really works I can't imagine
at what stage do you transfer them to the water under the container?
OMG TURTLE :D turtles are so KOOL
Does the water need to touch the container with the eggs
Kitten/cat video please! Love your videos so much! ❤️
Thanks, you save me. I just happen to see her laying 5 eggs. Then I rush watch your video, buy heater, plastic container, stereo foam box and soil. I hope they are Hatch and strong
Did they hatch?
I have 3 turtle eggs
Last year I have wasted 8 eggs but this year I wanna save them.... Tell me whether it works or not
Saddly, they did't Hatch. There is 11 eggs, and the problems is the egg shrink. Maybe because moisture of the incubator.
@@ahmadyulyfirmansah5937 😔 very sad
I don't know why, but peoples say reptile eggs can shrinking if the nest is too hot and not enough water to keep the egg hydrate. It also work on lizard and other reptile with soft Shell eggs, RES eggs is also soft Shell
How many times do your turtles have babies a year ?
@MossyWater when do they lay there eggs
Will Pearl light work I heard that’s OK with turtles but will that work with this?
Can someone who knows please answer a turtle question I have? I have painted turtle eggs that I’ve had since the first or second week of June and I candle them every couple days. When I put the light on the bottom of the egg the top half is black and there is a lot of movement inside. I have no idea what it’s supposed to look like when they’re about to hatch or how to know if they’re really close to hatching? The whole egg isn’t dark just about half of the egg is and it looks like they’re moving there limbs or something when I candle them
ohh your turtles are so cute love you steff 💜🐢
OMG I love your videos I just started watching them!😀❤
I know it's really late but you should cut a hole aka a window to see the eggs hatch!
First!!
I love your videos so much, thanks for making them
thank you!
Steff J the baby turtles are so cute!! :3 🐢🐢
+Steff j I love your videos and love your pets and you!!
HELLO PLEASE HELP ME:
i have the same turtles and one of them is pregnant with eggs . how do i know when shes gona drop them? i have stones on the bottom and im afrayd that theyre gona breake 😫😥
Get a nesting area with sand. Also, if there is no male, the eggs won't be fertile anyway so don't stress too much, even if they are good eggs and have been fertilized and they don't make it you will always get more chances.
the music makes me think of a zoo lol
I need help, at a public lake there was snapping turtle eggs but it looks like someone thought they washed up so they were thrown in the lake we brought home two will they make it even though they were in the water without much oxygen
We're! I love your vids! I love when you saved those animals! hour so kind to them! I wish I was were you love so I can take all the person that need homes! your the best!
aww cute lil babies
I just came across your chanel. 😍 and I started watching your videos since this morning haha I like your videos
Good information 👌
How many days it takes to the turtle baby comes out ?
I'm gonna have to make a big one my big momma snapper is getting ready to lay and she weighs about 35 pounds so I'm hoping for a big clutch of eggs
that intro was on point👌👌👌👌 !!😂😂😂😂😂
I made this incubator, and did exactly what it showed, and all of my eggs keep dying! I’ve tried for three different times, and it still DOSENT work, can I have help? I would love baby turtles! I feel bad since they are all dying.
This is very cool
Hey I really need help so there was a turtle crossing the rode so me and my dad stopped and picked her up and brought her home it was late so we were going to drop her off at a pond the next day I wake up and she has laid a single egg in the water I don’t know what to do with it
I’m trying to cross breed my eastern painted with my Mississippi map but, did you have to keep adding water to the soil while they were in there or did it stay moist? How long does it usually take and do you know if these two kinds can cross
Your cat is so cute 😊😊
I tried thermocol incumbator as per your video, but water coming r egularly from thermocol and filing gap daily, is it right way? Pl advise immediately
Hello, I am trying to incubate tortoise egg in home made incubator. Humidity is about 75%. But I have to almost open the lid. Do you think that it is ok when the humidity is not changing and temperature is 29°c with almost opened lid. Or i should try make more holes and let it closed? I don't know what to do.
Mam , is the heater need tu be remain on until they hatch ??
Isn't it dangerous leaving the heater on for 60 70 days continuously ?
I hv no idea actually....
what was on belly of that turtle?im just asking because i have three turtles and i never saw that bevore?🤔😊
CROTNIK 1009 its the yolk sack they soak it up after hatching
U are soooo beautiful and so caring for animals I love it 😍
If you know what you are doing with temps and environment, there is absolutely no need for incubators. Nature is best.
How many days the eggs takes to hatch?
+have never seen any of her videos+
+sees the intro+
I like her, my type of gal
Hi I'am Alex Animals and Gardens . As I understood it needs a sertain temperature to become male . And a sertain temperature for female . Do you do that ?
I love your videos 😊
My pair of reeves turtle are mating. How would i know if it's successful? My females reeves is in a refrigerator tub outdoor enclosure with a male wbt and yst. They have a basking platform with lots of soil (mostly moist) and she loves digging to rest. How would I know if she will be laying eggs?
Hello ive been watching ur vlogs for a lil bit now. i just took over care of a baby RES Its been about 2 1/2 weeks since i got him / her. it just wont eat anything its like its afraid of food ive tried almost everything putting her in a smaller container to see if that would be easier I tried a piece of hotdog ..still nothing the baby is still thriving but not eating i dont know what to do. PLEASE HELP
Which aquarium heater did you use?
Where can I get soil ? Specifically for turtles to lay eggs?
is it ok if you put the female wait for her to lay the eggs and take her out
How long do you have to wait to see if the eggs are fertilize
hi hope you"ll notice me,, my turtle lay eggs this morning at 11:30am and just now I made an incubator is that okay?
Thank you❤❤❤
Notification squad! 😄😊😌😚
💜💜💜💜
Steff J oh my god you replied! I love you so much! 😘😘😘
+Steff J
wat was the pink thing onder the baby turtle?
Can the baby turtles be put in water after they hatch or do you need to wait?
So cute! Can you do a video about cat care?
Hi, of course I can🙂
Steff J oh my Gosh! Thank you for replying
Steff J x
O M G where did you get that heater? It looks easy and simple.
Ivy Liu every fish store has them
Will this incubator works for star tortoise eggs
She’s so awesome love animals so much.Thats Awesome is hell
How many weeks before it hatch the eggs? what is the best temp. to produce ah male turtles?
how do ik if my turtle has given up on laying eggs?
I just seen an egg inside my turtles water. i don't have a strofom container so what are some other container like that could I use
will the incubator work for leopard geckos to
Whats the incubator water heat at how does the temp get checked
Where did you take the eggs
😁😁😁
what do you think of tortoises?
I watched this to prepare because my turtle is literally mating RIGHT NOW 😂😂😂😂
Welp gl
omg your turtles are so cute
So my red ear slider likes to wedge herself between the tank and her "tanning bed" aka her basking rock and I was wondering if that was normal?
can you do this with box turtle eggs
Your just Amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love all your videos