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Falcon · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:59 pm Post subject: Question on Incubating

Does it matter if I use a mixture of coconut fiber and pete moss, rather than using vermiculite for the incubating substrate?
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Paulk · Key Member Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 253 Location: essex

I think that perhaps mold would be a problem?
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Falcon · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject:

Thanks it does seem that the mixture would retain too much moisture, so I'll go with the vermiculite.
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serpent · Key Member Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 426 Location: Kent

It makes no difference what incubation medium is used. Ideally the medium should be slightly damp but with a high background humidity in the container, although I would slightly dubius of peat moss due to its slightly acid content
Vermiculite and/or perlite is normally used because it is absorb ant, allows good air flow and is cheap to buy.
I have used sphagnum moss, eco-earth and even kitchen towels before to hatch eggs as well as the usual vermiculite and perlite.
At the moment I have the bulk of my eggs on vermiculite and a few on eco-earth.
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shelby · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:08 am Post subject:

hi i have all my eggs on eco-earth never had any probs

Falcon · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:56 am Post subject:

Thanks everyone
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CSgecko · I'm new here... Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 19

falcon sorry to be using ur forum for this but shelby what is your mix to water ratio for your eco earth because i tried eco earth this year but the eggs failed so i switched to perlite. so far the eggs look good but they still have a while to go in the incubator.