I made this earlier in the year from a poli fish box (free from the local fish mongers, they have to pay for them to be disposed of, so its worth asking ), the thermostat is from eBay ( £9.99) build it yourself, just needs a soldering iron and patients, the heat source is a 12 volt ride on mower bulb and holder, i have got 2 hooked up in case one blows, i have also added a small computer fan to circulate the air better, the power source is an old transformer from a train set( eBay £2.00) it all cosy around £18, and a couple of hours putting it together, i have gone one stage further and made an outside box, the only reason is it looks nicer for the OH when its sat in the living room next to the PC, I spent quite a bit of time getting it all set up with the right temp and humidity, its worth the time playing first before waisting eggs if you get it wrong, the box i have has several holes already in it, so i don't need to add any for gas exchange, come spring i an going to use it for the first time..
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