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27-Aug-07, 02:02 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: May-05 Location: Brisbane Gender:  | | | What Percentage Vermiculite to Water?
Just wondering what percentage vermiculite to water people use. Generally it is 50/50 by weight, although I have heard of some using a dryer mixture or does it depend on the type of snake?
Also I have heard people use a layer of Perlite on top of the Vermiculite. Who does this and does it affect the vermiculite to water%.
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27-Aug-07, 02:27 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Age: 34 | | | | For most carpets & water pythons they generally use 50/50.
I've heard Black-headed pythons, olives, womas and Children’s pythons eggs are more sensitive to moisture, so a drier 60/40 vermiculite mix is recommended. Or another thing I've heard is using a 50/50 perlite mix, as perlite holds a lot less moisture than vermiculite.
i got all this information from Southern X Reptiles website in their articles section. It is well worth reading.
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27-Aug-07, 06:42 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | I have used a 50;50 mix for some years but found it a bit too wet. Trueblue advised a 60;40 mix is better and I found he is right.
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27-Aug-07, 06:59 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Vic Gender: | | | | I use a drier mix than 50/50 for most lizard eggs I've had, good results and seems to be better to avoid fungi problems.
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28-Aug-07, 10:18 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: May-05 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | Thanks, I thought a lot of people were now going for a drier mixture. |
28-Aug-07, 01:23 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: May-07 Location: south,south-east melb Gender: | | | | dont you just wet in then squese it until no water comes out of it
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28-Aug-07, 01:27 PM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender: | | | | Thats fine for some eggs like BD's, water dragons ect but drier is better.
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28-Aug-07, 01:40 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-04 Gender:  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by planks  dont you just wet in then squese it until no water comes out of it |
But that is really inaccurate...for eg. If Hugsta mixes his vermiculite as you suggest and I do the same.....I am sure Hugsta could squeeze more water out of the vermiculite than a little female like me could. So that would be really inaccurate in my opinion. I used that method for Forest Dragons eggs and it worked ok but i won't be trying that approach on my womas.
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