2 incubators needed?

[mattgrizzlybear]

Do you need two incubators to be hatching tortoises? One for incubation and one for hatching. I've been interested in breeding tortoises lately and might start soon. Thank you!

 

[tortadise]

You can do that. But I don't think its necessary. Lots of times they take a few days to get all the way out of the egg. By that time you can remove them and put them on paper towels in a small tub back into the same incubator. Or you can do a brooder style box. Basically an enclosure set up with paper towels as substrate for them to suck up the embryonic sac. 10 gallon tanks work. I just put them back into the incubator but don't allow them to have access to the substrate as they will eat it.