Incubator Set Up Instructions
The following is a detailed step-by-step guide to setting up your incubator.  You should have all of the following items before starting to set up the incubator. [Proceed to Step One]

	Styrofoam Cooler:  The cooler has two primary functions:  1) It is a reservoir for a warm water bath that will provide heat and humidity for the eggs; 2) It acts as an insulator that will reduce temperature fluctuations during incubation.
	Incubation Tray:  This Rubbermaid tray will contain the incubation medium (vermiculite) and the eggs.  It has holes in the side to permit air flow and a lid to prevent condensation from the top of the cooler from dripping on the eggs.  The tray will float directly in the water bath.
	Vermiculite:  Vermiculite is very absorbent but it also permits some air flow around the eggs.  Care should be taken to ensure that it remains moist but not wet.  As a general rule, if it clumps, it is too wet.
	Digital Thermometer with Probe: Permits accurate readings from within the incubation tray without opening the incubator.
	Water Heater:  This aquarium water heater is used to heat the water in the incubator to provide both heat and humidity.  An adjustable dial can be used to set the desired temperature.  Typically, the heater must be set for a temperature slightly above the desired incubation temperature.
	Small Glass Jar:  Not provided by Reptilia.  The jar is used to prop the water heater up.  It will prevent the heater from melting a hole in the cooler.  The jar must be small enough to be fully submerged in the water bath.

[Proceed to Step One]