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#1716542
Bloud654
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 Vermiculite ????
were do i get vermiculite i have gone all over town here in my city and i can find it either people dont know or i am going to all the wrong places any suggestion.?????
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04/25/08 10:35pm
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#1716554
Bama Beardies
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Message To: Bloud654 In reference to Message Id: 1716542
Vermiculite ????
Home depot or lowes in the garden area.
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04/25/08 10:53pm
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#1716566
Bloud654
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Message To: Bama Beardies In reference to Message Id: 1716554
Vermiculite ????
ok thanks ill try again. so now when i get it how much do i get and how big of a tote do i need i have a 18 gal is that enough???? also do i need vermiculite for the incubator also?? all i can find is the incubators with fans and i know those arent good. i found them at a feed store for 60 bucks it came wth a fan and it rolled the eggs it was actualy for for chickens is that good or bad??
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04/25/08 11:00pm
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#1716582
Bama Beardies
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Message To: Bloud654 In reference to Message Id: 1716566
Vermiculite ????
Ok. I would use just packed, damp playsand from like lowes. its by the bag cement. use the vermiculite dampened but not soaked for the eggs in a container, inside the incubator. Our small lay box is a 58 quart bin with the sand packed down in a slope. For the incubator. No you cannot use the kind that rotates. any tipping rolling motion will kill the embryos. search for LLL reptile they have incubators the still air kind. thats all you need and its cheaper then $60 bucks. When you dig the eggs up after she has laid and buried them you must be careful not to roll or rotate the eggs when placing them into whatever container you use inside the incubator. Hope this helps. -Jay
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04/25/08 11:10pm
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#1716636
Bloud654
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Message To: Bama Beardies In reference to Message Id: 1716582
Vermiculite ????
it helps a bunch thanks now someone told me to use vermiculite in the tote and that my cleo would use that to dig in ?? and your saying to use play sand how big of a bag should i get???? do i have to do any thing special to the play sand
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04/26/08 12:39am
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#1716639
Bloud654
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Message To: Bloud654 In reference to Message Id: 1716636
Vermiculite ????
do you have any pics of your lay box ???
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04/26/08 12:40am
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#1716659
Bama Beardies
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Message To: Bloud654 In reference to Message Id: 1716636
Vermiculite ????
I have used just vermiculite, sand and vermiculite, and just sand. Personally I like just the sand. The dragons like to try to eat the vermiculite. For our tubs it takes almost 2 50lb bags. Make sure its damp and pack it down into a shallow side about 8-10" deep sloping up to make the deep end as deep as you want. Ours is about 18" deep on the deep side. -Jay
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04/26/08 01:20am
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#1719842
Pamperednewbie
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Message To: Bama Beardies In reference to Message Id: 1716659
 Vermiculite ????
What happens if you dont have vermiculite? I live in WA and my Lowes didnt carry it. My beardie just layed 22 eggs. I removed them and put them in play sand moistened. I know it wont hold its moisture. Is it a waste to even try? We just aqcuired them last month so still new to this all.
We are trying and any help is greatly apprecaited! I dont want the eggs to go to waste...
RP.
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04/29/08 02:28am
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#1719858
Bama Beardies
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Message To: Pamperednewbie In reference to Message Id: 1719842
Vermiculite ????
pearlite can be used tho i don’t personally like it because it tends to stick to hatchlings. -Jay
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04/29/08 04:01am
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