I don't know where the worms came from, but I do know they seemd to live in the virmiculite. I lost a few leopard gecko eggs, and threw them out (they apparantly just dried out, no good). I put two new eggs in the same container, months later, and within days they were compeltely covered in tiny threadlike (thinner than threads) worms.



They might not have come in with the vermiculite, but it's obvious that they can LIVE in it. The eggs were clean when I put them in.



I don't think they can live in th epearlite as easily as vermiculite - it's more "soily". PEarlite seems to be more inhospitable to lifeforms.



I'm sure nuking it would kill anything off. I just worry about long term. most people use vermiculite with no problem.

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• PLEASE READ** egg problems** - CSA, Mon Feb 6 21:02:42 2006
• RE: PLEASE READ** egg problems** - WillHayward, Mon Feb 6 23:58:06 2006
• RE: PLEASE READ** egg problems** - CSA, Tue Feb 7 00:14:59 2006
• RE: PLEASE READ** egg problems** - chaco, Tue Feb 7 01:30:48 2006
• RE: PLEASE READ** egg problems** - CSA, Tue Feb 7 11:28:53 2006
• RE: PLEASE READ** egg problems** - eric adrignola, Wed Feb 8 07:50:33 2006
• RE: Can't ya cook the vermiculite first? - PHEve, Wed Feb 8 09:50:45 2006
• RE: Can't ya cook the vermiculite first? - redoaksblues, Wed Feb 8 10:22:23 2006
• RE: Can't ya cook the vermiculite first? - eric adrignola, Wed Feb 8 11:08:10 2006
• RE: Can't ya cook the vermiculite first? - CSA, Wed Feb 8 11:57:28 2006
• RE: Are ya sure they are not fungus Knat larve ??? - PHEve, Wed Feb 8 13:12:11 2006
• RE: Are ya sure they are not fungus Knat larve ??? - eric adrignola, Wed Feb 8 13:23:34 2006
• warning about "cooking" vermiculite - lele, Wed Feb 8 15:38:27 2006
• lol! yup... - lele, Wed Feb 8 15:39:23 2006