SIM XL clear egg hatching container with raised grids and adjustable rails against a black background.

SIM XL Egg Hatching Container

$45.00
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SIM XL clear egg hatching container with raised grids and adjustable rails against a black background.
  • SIM XL clear egg hatching container with raised grids and adjustable rails against a black background.
  • Three-quarter view of the clear SIM XL egg hatching container showing its lid, raised grids, and adjustable rails on a black background.
  • Top view of the clear SIM XL egg hatching container showing the incubation grid and adjustable rails against a black background.
  • Three views of a clear SIM XL egg hatching container holding eggs on its raised grid with adjustable rails, against a black background.
  • SIM XL clear egg hatching container with raised grids and adjustable rails against a black background.
  • Three-quarter view of the clear SIM XL egg hatching container showing its lid, raised grids, and adjustable rails on a black background.
  • Top view of the clear SIM XL egg hatching container showing the incubation grid and adjustable rails against a black background.
  • Three views of a clear SIM XL egg hatching container holding eggs on its raised grid with adjustable rails, against a black background.
SIM XL Egg Hatching Container

SIM XL Egg Hatching Container

$45.00

The SIM XL is the larger SIM Egg Hatching Container, a patented egg-hatching tool used by zoos and hobbyists.

  • Dimensions: 14 inches long × 9 inches wide × 6 inches tall.
  • Includes 10 adjustable rails to arrange egg rows.
  • Best used with ball python, tortoise, large lizard, and monitor eggs.

From professional zoo settings to hobbyist collections, SIM Containers bring an established, proven design to egg hatching.

The SIM is easy to set up! The S.I.M. stands for Suspension Incubation Method relating to how the eggs are incubated on a grid, off the substrate. This prohibits direct contact with a wet substrate and allows approximately 100% gas exchange between the container environment and the egg membrane.

Eggs incubated in the S.I.M. are surrounded top, bottom, and sides by air. The steady humidity and (possibly) better oxygen absorption in these containers allows neonates to develop faster resulting in shortened incubation times. Clutches incubated in this container have all hatched earlier than when buried in Perlite at same temperature. All neonates hatched fully developed without egg yolks.

The triangular bars that you see on top of the grid are the eggs stabilizer bars. The function of these bars is to keep eggs from rolling or being uprooted by clutch mates and they are fully adjustable to fit just about any egg size. The S.I.M. incubation containers are clear so the eggs can be visually monitored.

The grid is designed to keep hatchlings from entering the substrate chamber. For keepers who incubate over water, this feature ensures hatchlings are safe.

The lid is soft TPU that fits the container base without being difficult to remove and upset the contents. We suggest venting the lid by adding a few small holes to avoid an air tight closure.

Directions for use

For both SIM Container sizes.

  1. Add ½ inch of water to the base of the SIM tub. Do not exceed the fill line. For best results, leave an air gap between the water and the underside of the grid.
  2. Adjust the rail spacing to keep the eggs from rolling.
  3. Mark the top of each egg with a pencil line so you can identify its original top if it accidentally rolls.
  4. Place the eggs in rows between the rails. The eggs can touch one another.
  5. Put the lid on the SIM Container and place it in an appropriately sized incubator. Some reptile species’ eggs can hatch without an incubator. Research your species’ egg incubation temperature requirements to provide suitable conditions for hatching.

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