Incubation to cover or not to cover?

[treefrog010]

Hello everyone,
Has anyone experimented with whether or not to loosely covering individual clutch hatching trays? My incubator, which I made from a new drink cooler keeps the interior at perfect temp and humidity for incubating types of redfoot eggs.
Is there any benefit to loosely covering trays( other then no draft on eggs from circulation fan) which barely moves air? Thanks for all opinions!! Frank

 

[Turtle girl 98]

Hey Frank I'm Lexi,
I am incubating eggs as well. I made a homemade incubator in my dresser lol. Sounds odd but it works great keeps them at steady temps and humidity. Do you mean covering them with dirt or like a cover to the container? At first I had my covered in dirt and u couldn't tell if they went bad until there was mold everywhere from the bad ones leaking. And then I tried with a container cover and it seemed to dry the eggs out a bit. Not sure if that helped any lol good luck I hope an expert can pop on and help you

 

[Tom]

I cover all of mine. I use shoe boxes.

Check this out:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-incubate-eggs-and-start-hatchlings.124266/

 

[treefrog010]

I cover all of mine. I use shoe boxes.

Check this out:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-incubate-eggs-and-start-hatchlings.124266/

Thanks for the new post. I was just wondering if putting the cover on plastic shoe box is better for humidity levels even if my incubator holds at 85% well

 

[treefrog010]

Thanks for the new post. I was just wondering if putting the cover on plastic shoe box is better for humidity levels even if my incubator holds at 85% well

By the way these are Bolivian and Brazilian eggs.