I think vermiculite would probably work. It just seems rather messy when very wet....kinda like mud. Also, I don't know how it would hold up over time at that level of moisture. The perlite stays clean.



Again, some folks go without and put the plastic grate directly over an inch or two of water, so I imagine there is more than one way to skin that cat. Give the vermic a try,...if it starts to worry you, you can always set up another egg box with perlite and switch boxes after the temps stabilize....

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• No Substrate Incubation..... - jonf, Sun Jan 29 17:48:00 2006
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• Perlite vs Vermiculite - LKirkland, Mon Jan 30 17:58:18 2006
• RE: Perlite vs Vermiculite - JP, Mon Jan 30 18:46:10 2006
• RE: Its all I'll ever do from here on out..... - coldthumb, Mon Jan 30 00:10:53 2006