:-) :I know I've never heard of making a brooder out of two fish
:-) :tanks.
:-) :What kind of heater?
I just use a heater that you get from a fish store, nothing special, or you 
can get the ones that you can submerge, both work fine !
I keep the temp in the inner tank (see past drawing) about 93-95
and as the chicks grow up then I remove the towel to allow more of the heat 
to esc.
:-) :I've heard some problems regarding wood shavings, but the
:-) :problems
:-) :I've heard with shavings sound like *tall stories* and wild
:-) :stroke
:-) :of bad luck.  One tiel got  a shaving stuck in her eye,
:-) :caused
:-) :permanent eye damage.  The breeder has to put drops in her
:-) :eyes
:-) :daily because she suffers from dry eye from the accident.
:-) :Dont
:-) :think I can swallow these stories.  Afterall, what would
:-) :the babies
:-) :be sitting in--out in the wild.
New babies, I line the inner tank with shavings then put paper towel down, 
just for ease of cleanning
I know of a lot of breaders and none of them have had problems
I guess that person just had bad luck !
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Rick & Buddy, Appolo, 'YA' & The Bird Crew
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