Vermiculite ??? Urgent !!

[amanda23]

I can't get any vermiculite where I am located during the winter .. I was wondering what else I can use while I am waiting to get some vermiculite .. I feel like she may lay her eggs before I have it so I need something as back up. Any ideas??

 

[Yvonne G]

I've run out of vermiculite too, and I just put the eggs in a deli cup lined with moist paper towels.

 

[diamondbp]

I've used slightly moist paper towels to incubate box turtle eggs for many years but I've never done it for tortoise eggs. I use vermiculite with all my eggs now

 

[amanda23]

Its actually for a bearded dragon sorry I didn't specify.. Not sure if this makes a difference

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I've run out of vermiculite too, and I just put the eggs in a deli cup lined with moist paper towels.

Is it hard to keep them from molding with paper towel?

 

[Yvonne G]

I sometimes have to change the paper towel 3 or 4 times during incubation.

 

[bigred]

my first batch of egg some years ago I used sphagnum moss until I could get some vermiculite and they hatched fine

 

[Lancecham]

have you tried ordering the vermiculite online?
http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...ile-incubators/-/4-quart-vermiculite-bedding/

Or even some Hatchrite?
http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...le-incubators/-/hatchrite-incubation-bedding/

 

[kimber_lee_314]

You could always use damp coco coir as well ...

 

[Tom]

Some breeders use perlite. It can cause impactions if they ingest it after hatching though, so be careful.

 

[TortieLuver]

Humidity and temp play the biggest part, not medium...remember eggs hatch from dirt...it's about the correct conditions