eggs

leolover · 07-12-03, 09:27 PM

is there anything you can use for egg bedding because every store i go to doesnt have vermiculite and i dont know what to do because my leos are going to breed real soon.Is moss suitable substrate for the eggs.

thanks leolover

Rebecca · 07-12-03, 10:26 PM

Ypu can use peatmoss to. Or Perlite

Bencb3 · 07-12-03, 11:56 PM

u can get vermiculite in a garden store i believe or.....like always over the internet. your gecko isnt pregnate is it? if it is and u cant find vermiculite then u should find perlite.....and if all else fails you should find the nearest breeder and ask him/her if u can have/borrow/buy some from them. sorry that i couldnt help more

leolover · 07-13-03, 06:45 AM

thanks everyone

asphyxia · 07-13-03, 07:28 AM

Walmart has both,vermiculite and perlite, most pet stores have mosses and Home Depot has spagnum moss.

Good Luck
Brian

JeffT · 07-13-03, 07:43 PM

Perlite is not the best, it cannot hold moisture and water basicly drips down to the bottom of the container.

andrea1784 · 07-13-03, 08:07 PM

Not all Wal Marts have perlite or vermiculite. My one doesn't at least and it has a huge garden center. I them at a local garden store.

Linds · 07-13-03, 11:38 PM

Try any place that has a garden centre (WalMart, Home Hardware, HomeDepot), and any local garden centres... all *should* carry it, but at least one of them will

Very few pet stores carry it.

Alicewave · 07-14-03, 08:42 AM

I actually disagree about Perlite not being able to hold moisture. I incubate my eggs in pertile it delicups (that have a few holes in the side) and once the perlite is wet it does not dry out at all. My girl was eating the vermiculite and I found it harbored mold more easily so I stopped using it.