Help need idea for DIY incubator

[MiaPow]

I have an anole unexpectedly start laying eggs she must have been pregnant before I got her because I only had her for about week. I don’t own an incubator and I don’t want to leave them in the tank with her because they could get eaten by another female in the current tank, I know the temp should be between 80-85 and humidity should be around 80 for the egg, Im pretty sure the the substrate isn’t in that temp range but the perching area is. I at least want to give them an opportunity to live. Right now it’s in the same substrate the anoles are in and is in a plastic container inside a box, above the box is a light to provide heat for the eggs from what I read should be under the light about 12 hours but after I turn the light off the temp could possibly drop a little bellow 80. Does anyone know an easy DIY incubator?

 

[14pokies]

Styrofoam cooler a fish tank heater and enough water to cover the heater by about 3 inches.. No clue how to hatch anole eggs though sorry..

 

[Doug171]

I have an anole unexpectedly start laying eggs she must have been pregnant before I got her because I only had her for about week. I don’t own an incubator and I don’t want to leave them in the tank with her because they could get eaten by another female in the current tank, I know the temp should be between 80-85 and humidity should be around 80 for the egg, Im pretty sure the the substrate isn’t in that temp range but the perching area is. I at least want to give them an opportunity to live. Right now it’s in the same substrate the anoles are in and is in a plastic container inside a box, above the box is a light to provide heat for the eggs from what I read should be under the light about 12 hours but after I turn the light off the temp could possibly drop a little bellow 80. Does anyone know an easy DIY incubator?

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure you can incubate anole eggs at room temp. I know that's the case for corn snakes and rat snakes from the same regions as anoles.

 

[Abdulkarim Elnaas]

If you go with the aquarium heater, be careful not to turn it on until its submerged. I believe it might crack if you let it heat up in the air.

 

[MiaPow]

Thanks for the info turned out to be a false alarm the egg was infertile. Not sure what it means other then that I have a female, first time I had anything like this happen. Is there any hidden meaning behind females laying infertile eggs when it applies to anoles?