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 #2065770


Grimm_jow
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 Substrate for laying eggs

hey guys! i was wondering if i could use ripped strips of toilet paper, paper towel, or newspaper for my female to lay her eggs in.
08/31/09  09:35am

 #2065789


Grimm_jow
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   Message To: Grimm_jow   In reference to Message Id: 2065770


 Substrate for laying eggs

bump.
08/31/09  10:21am

 #2066252


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   Message To: Grimm_jow   In reference to Message Id: 2065789


 Substrate for laying eggs

I’ve never heard of anyone doing this. So i wouldn’t know, My guess would be it’s not that good of a laying substrate. Why don’t you just use coco fiber or sphagnum moss.
09/01/09  11:55am

 #2066601


Grimm_jow
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   Message To: Reptileman1   In reference to Message Id: 2066252


 Substrate for laying eggs

ya, i am. i was just kinda wondering lol
09/02/09  09:01am

 #2066749


T man
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   Message To: Grimm_jow   In reference to Message Id: 2066601


 Substrate for laying eggs

I only use vermiculite or perlite they have worked the best for me. Probably more so vermiculite.
09/02/09  03:55pm

 #2066869


RubberDuckey273
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   Message To: T man   In reference to Message Id: 2066749


 Substrate for laying eggs

definitely not. paper towels fluctuate to quickly and too much in the moisture they can contain. either you’d have to be in there re wetting the towels every 30 minutes so they didn’t dry out, or you’d have to soak them with so much water that the eggs would get moldy.

just get some hatchrite or other incubation substrate from lllreptile or somewhere similar.

http://www.hatchrite.com/
09/02/09  08:33pm

 #2067060


T man
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   Message To: RubberDuckey273   In reference to Message Id: 2066869


 Substrate for laying eggs

As I recall he is from Ontario, Canada. The place is in the US and most stores here wont get it shipped over because by the time the pay shipping they have to charge a rediculous price or they will be losing money. Although Hatch Rite is a good product he most likely wont be able to buy it.
09/03/09  09:29am

 #2067089


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   Message To: T man   In reference to Message Id: 2067060


 Substrate for laying eggs

Im a little confused as the title for the post is

Quote:

Substrate for laying eggs

Yet ,some of you reccomend he use hatchrite(perilite) which is a "incubation medium". While perilite is good for incubation I personally have never heard of anyone using it in a laying chamber. Most use moss,coconut coir,vermiculite or a combo of them.

For Laying:
I use a mix of 50/50 vermiculite and coconut coir ( the expanding brick kind).
For Incubation:
I use a mix of 50/50 vermiculite and perilite.


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09/03/09  11:01am

 #2067209


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   Message To: AGoldReptiles   In reference to Message Id: 2067089


 Substrate for laying eggs

thanks guys. um, T man, i know u guys dont know, but im female lol partly my fault
o ya 1 more thing. my female was with my male for a week, and i dont know if shes preg. she has been a little fatter in her abdomen, so i’ll post a pic of her stomach soon.
09/03/09  04:00pm

 #2067343


RubberDuckey273
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   Message To: Grimm_jow   In reference to Message Id: 2067209


 Substrate for laying eggs

give it a little time. if there are eggs in there you’ll see them if you can get a view of her tummy and shine a light over her back.
09/03/09  08:59pm

 #2067370


T man
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   Message To: RubberDuckey273   In reference to Message Id: 2067343


 Substrate for laying eggs

Sorry about that I didn’t know. Anyways for egg laying I use 100% vermiculite. For hatching I still use just vermiculite.
09/03/09  10:37pm

 #2067522


Grimm_jow
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   Message To: T man   In reference to Message Id: 2067370


 Substrate for laying eggs

Sorry about that I didn’t know.
no problem, T man lol. i never knew the light thing worked. i was thinking of bending her slightly back, but the light is much more safer. i was scared i was gonna crack something in her lol. ok, so vermiculite.
09/04/09  09:09am

 #2067540


Grimm_jow
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   Message To: Grimm_jow   In reference to Message Id: 2067522


 Substrate for laying eggs

i just checked, and shes gravid!! i saw eggs! :D im sooo excited!!!
09/04/09  10:13am

 #2067849


RubberDuckey273
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   Message To: Grimm_jow   In reference to Message Id: 2067540


 Substrate for laying eggs

i guess i totally missed that you were asking about laying substrate lol

personally, i like sphagnum moss for laying purposes, or a moss orchid bark mixture. i tried vermiculite in the lay boxes once, but i found a little in their poop so i stopped using it as i was worried about them ingesting it.


congrats! good luck with your new momma!
09/05/09  01:56am

 #2067930


Grimm_jow
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   Message To: RubberDuckey273   In reference to Message Id: 2067849


 Substrate for laying eggs

thanx. hmmm.... maybe i’ll use sphagnum moss. can i get it at canadian tire???



09/05/09  09:48am


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