do i need to add water to vermiculite when it is dry?

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sup guys i have 4 Indian star tortoise eggs, and they are in hova bator incubator, with 85 to 88degree ,80 to 88 humility , and the substrate for the eggs are vermiculite,my question is when the vermiculite is dry , do i need to add more water to it ? thanks
 

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It's been said that you weigh your vermiculite or perlite after you've wet it, then you know how much water to add to get it back up to that weight. I don't do that, though. I just stick my finger in it and if its dry, I wet it.
 

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It's been said that you weigh your vermiculite or perlite after you've wet it, then you know how much water to add to get it back up to that weight. I don't do that, though. I just stick my finger in it and if its dry, I wet it.

@Yvonne G - in German there is a term for what you do. Translated it's called 'Pi times thumb' - it is a nice descriptive term for eyeballing it. I love it!
 

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