Lll reptile incubator8/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Only going off of what it says for the specs at their website. However, I have never seen their unit in person. I do believe that the temperature controller is slightly different as well in the newer model, as the temp range goes down to 36 degrees in our unit, and down to 44 degrees in their unit. They say right on their site that it is 20 liter capacity, and ours is 25 liter. The model they carry is just the older version of what we carry currently according to the manufacturer. Ours is 20% bigger, which is quite a difference allowing for another clutch of eggs. ![]() The main difference that I see and have pointed out before is the capacity. Also, I put a small bowl of water in the incubator to get a little more humidity. Don't forget to test the incubator when it is cooling and when it is warming. This way I could test temps at the upper and lower portions of the incubator as well as how far off the thermostat reading is (for my incubator it always read about 2 F high). I bought a cheap digital indoor/outdoor thermometer (checked for correctness with a calibrated thermometer) that recorded highs and lows over extended periods. Keep in mind that if you have more than one clutch of eggs laid a month apart this could present some problems - what do you do when one clutch should be cooling and the other should be warmer? So if you have a lot of eggs more than one incubator would be nice Suggestions for use: Before you actually put eggs in the incubator it would be wise to test the temp settings. It worked well and it was very easy to put the eggs through a diapause without having to adjust the temperature in my house to be cool enough for my eggs. Overall conclusion: For me (a small scale hobbyist), it was definitely worth the money. In other words, if it is off by 2 degrees it stays off by about 2 degrees - no matter what the temperature is set on. However, even though the displayed temperature was not representative of the actual temp in the incubator - it did measure the temps consistently. What I have deduced is that the thermostat is at the top of the incubator so the temperature the incubator is reading is the warmest temp. With that said I found two problems with the digital temperature settings: 1) The digital thermostat isn't accurate at reading temperatures and 2) There was up to a 4 F gradient from the top of the fridge to the bottom. My incubator has been running for about a year without any extreme temperature fluctuations. For a hobbyist such as myself, who can't be home all the time this puts my mind at ease. Temp Control: The incubator has a digital thermostat and can heat and cool. I will try and attach photos in a few days. The incubator isn't very wide but is fairly tall, so if you use appropriately sized containers for the eggs you can get quite a few in there. I have only used the think-geek incubator but could not find any differences between it and the incubator sold by LLLreptile Size: If you really cram them in there it could hold up to around 200 panther eggs, I have 80 in mine right now with room to spare. I have seen many many posts asking about this type of incubator, so I thought I would give a short description of my experiences with them. ![]()
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