Hi,

That's just it. Perlite doesn't pull water from the eggs like vermiculite, even at the top. The top layer of perlite, the one with the most egg contact, is always dry in my egg boxes. However, the air within the box is always very humid.

I also fill my boxes with as much medium as they will hold, while still allowing room for a big clutch. That acts a humidity reservoir. The more medium in the box, of any type, the more stable conditions will be. Thanks.

Will

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• The great incubation Substrate debate - SteveinIL, Wed Mar 28 23:52:50 2012
• This Way Works For Me - FGS, Thu Mar 29 01:29:22 2012
• RE: The ever forgiving perlite - WillStill, Thu Mar 29 07:58:12 2012
• Revised SIM - mikebell, Thu Mar 29 09:37:42 2012
• RE: Revised SIM - WillStill, Thu Mar 29 13:09:08 2012
• RE: Revised SIM - coldthumb, Thu Mar 29 18:30:56 2012
• RE: Revised SIM - willstill, Thu Mar 29 19:10:51 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - mikebell, Thu Mar 29 09:34:16 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - willstill, Thu Mar 29 19:15:07 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - mikebell, Fri Mar 30 09:02:23 2012
• The great incubation Substrate debate - JYohe, Thu Mar 29 15:50:11 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - willstill, Thu Mar 29 19:20:01 2012
• Carpet Pythons hatch quickly - mikebell, Fri Mar 30 09:04:24 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - ohernz, Thu Mar 29 16:50:16 2012
• Definitely Perlite - reidbeg, Thu Mar 29 19:18:14 2012
• RE: Definitely Perlite - lairofdragons, Thu Mar 29 20:50:02 2012
• A pile of Perlite is SIM - mikebell, Fri Mar 30 10:00:07 2012
• RE: A pile of Perlite is SIM - reidbeg, Sun Apr 1 15:58:28 2012
• Perlite won't absorb water - mikebell, Mon Apr 2 10:28:17 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - jaymiller242, Fri Mar 30 23:16:46 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - AGoldReptiles, Sat Mar 31 18:00:40 2012
• RE: Water - Holloway, Sat Mar 31 21:55:34 2012
• RE: Water - jaymiller242, Sun Apr 1 14:36:23 2012
• RE: Water - Holloway, Sun Apr 1 22:58:10 2012
• RE: Water - jaymiller242, Mon Apr 2 19:33:00 2012
• RE: The great incubation Substrate debate - SteveinIL, Wed Apr 4 02:47:43 2012