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 Can she lay an egg in bark?

hi again,
i have bark multch for their flooring and it’s chunky not soft.......Will she still lay eggs in the multch or not?

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10/02/06  10:04pm

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Atrax27407
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   Message To: Gingergirl   In reference to Message Id: 1007046


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

She may but there are other much better substrates.
10/03/06  07:45am

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Umbri_girl
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   Message To: Atrax27407   In reference to Message Id: 1007519


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

I have barkish soil, I think its alright. You should see my greenie- Tyce, she is soooo fat right now, she ate most of the meal worms plus has an egg in her, she tried to jump from one vine to another and fell it was hilarious.
10/11/06  10:53pm

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Rat lady
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   Message To: Atrax27407   In reference to Message Id: 1007519


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

no use potting soil
12/29/06  08:04pm

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GeckoGuy777
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   Message To: Rat lady   In reference to Message Id: 1111596


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

I use organic potting soil... i don’t mean to take this page but my anoles love digging in it, does that mean they layed eggs in it?
01/02/07  08:00pm

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Gingergirl
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   Message To: GeckoGuy777   In reference to Message Id: 1116732


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

Oh crap!
we have no organic soil here!
o i forgot i used some dessert moist sand it sopposed to work really well!
for heating and making ait nice and moist.theey still have a ton or bark mulch to though
and some mossy stuff
01/02/07  08:44pm

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   Message To: Gingergirl   In reference to Message Id: 1116805


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

Okay. Don’t use bark, sand, moss, or anything with perlite and fertilizer in it. If there is a pet store near you, get some Bed-a-Beast or Eco-Earth. These products are a bit more expensive and you don’t get a whole bunch of it, but it is completely safe for anoles - and I use it all the time with my babies! The females (as I have found) will lay eggs in it as well. The cubes usually sell for around $4-$5, and though it says "enough for 40 gallons", there isn’t. I would say there is enough for about 25 gallons if you use about an inch of substrate. Bark mulch could work, but this stuff is also very good and fool proof. There are no preservatives, it is completely organic, and when you change out the bedding, you can dump it on any plants you may have - it is completely environmentally safe. I pretty much swear by this stuff. : )
01/03/07  11:57pm

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Atrax27407
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   Message To: Anole~Lover   In reference to Message Id: 1118559


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

You can get a 50 lb bag of organic potting soil or organic compost for a couple of $$ at most any garden supply place. It will be enough for several 40 gallon enclosures. Just make sure to sterilize it by heating in the oven or microwave to eradicate any possible "beasties".
01/05/07  02:59pm

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Anole~Lover
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   Message To: Atrax27407   In reference to Message Id: 1120738


 Can she lay an egg in bark?

I agree that potting soil is much better price-wise, but I’m willing to spend money on stuff that I know doesn’t need to be sterilized. But maybe one day I’ll try the potting soil method. I know, I know, organic, with NO fertilizer or perlite. Yup, I get it...been here long enough to have memorized those common phrases. : )
01/10/07  07:54pm


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