There are a lot of different price ranges and types of incubators.
The hovabator is a fairly cheap option and could hold 2 ball python clutches I don't think it would be well suited for the retic since they have much larger eggs--Personally I've never used it, but have known a few people that only use this incubator and seem to have decent hatch rates.
Kemp's (link below has a fairly good selection of different incubators:
Reptile Egg Incubators - Advanced, Microprocessor Temperature and Humidity
There are a few different models about of a heating and cooling type incubator-
Reptipro 5000 and the new 6000 are distinct and are styled after small plug in individual use refrigerators- mine that I got originally came with a car plug as well, so you can transport clutches with a stable temperature if needed. If you do not live in an area with a fairly narrow temperature range, my personal experience with them was that they did not maintain when the environmental temp varied widely.
Reptile Supplies, Incubators, Vivariums, Terrariums, and the ReptiPro 6000 Incubator
Big Apple Herp (NY) has a variety of offerings as well:
Buy Incubators For Reptiles like Hovabators & Digital Incubators Like Accu-Temp 6000.
They have an Accutemp 6000 which is very like the Reptipro 6000- they advertise good temperature control- no clue if it does indeed hold the temp well.
The main thing you want in a reptile incubator-
- NO egg turner- you will see reptile incubators advertised with egg turners-- these are mostly poultry inkys that have been renamed. Egg turners will kill the fetus in a Python egg.
- sturdy/temp stability
- suited to what you are going to hatch-- in other words, if you think you will stick to 2 clutches --then the smaller ones will be fine. If you feel you may want to expand, you might very well want to invest in a higher price model if you have the funds now.
I personally have a lab incubator which has worked well now for 4 years. You also might shop local shows.
Do your reading....do your research. A google or bing search will give you lots to explore. You can pay almost nothing-- or thousands.
Best of luck!
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