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Can I use a reptile/bird egg incubator to incubate agar plates?
The title is pretty self explanatory. In a few months I am doing a microbiology science fair project that includes incubating agar plates inoculated with E. coli at 37 degrees Celsius for 48 hours. The type of E. coli I am using is non pathogenic and not the type that causes poisoning and I do not really have access to a science lab incubator (although I can work with scientists). So would I be able to use one for this purpose?
EDIT: For humidity I was planning to keep a full beaker of water in there if it's needed.
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- ?Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
It's better than not incubating them!
If the incubator uses a light bulb for heat, you might want to shield your plates from some of the light.
Humidity... hmm.
Also note that the science lab incubators use a flow of carbon dioxide to maintain pH. You won't have that with your egg/reptile incubator.
Good luck.
