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I went to Wal-mart today to pic up some moss and vermiculite. They didn't have any so I picked up some perlite. Is perlite still ok to incubate in? Also, all they had moss wise was peat moss. I don't like it at all but for $2 it was ok. Should be ok to lay on shouldn't it? I may as well have just got dirt from the back yard
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ive used many whacked things for them to lay on ,including shredded newspaper. i dont think thats sucha goodm idea with the ink and all.worked fine though. ive used dirt from my front yard to them to layy and incubate in. it took a good4 weeks b4 i needeed to remoisten the soil, it was very claylike and worked awesome , but i dont recomend that either.this year im using bed-a-beast for them to lay in,theyseem to like it ,its a peat moss typ mixture but veryfine dirt like fluffy substance.and forgood ole incubation ill use a perlite/vermiculite/bed-a-beast mixture.
anyways my point is , perlite should work fine and your lucky to have a chance to prepare considering im always doing stuff last minute gettin dirt from the yard and such things . its not fun
good luck with it all
cheers
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and a bangin @ss drumset

Nothing succeeds like success.
I've talked to folks who successfully use only Perlite, only Vermiculite, a 50/50 mix, shredded newspaper, sphagnum moss, potting soil, etc. etc.
Seek your own choice and stick with the winning combo.
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Remember, in nature, the eggs are not wet, but the air around them is humid, and they need air to breath.
Good luck
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Bead -a Beast is shredded dried coconut husk. It should look dry when used. I has the ability to wick moisture into the eggs when too wet. Since it has the ability to hold so much moisture and not mold I have been using it in the nest boxes and hatching eggs in it for the past seven years with near perfect success but like anything you use there is a feel for what works. If the air is exchanges and the moisture high enough the eggs will hatch with no substrate. I hatched 17 Chondro eggs on a plastic grate that was above a pool of heated water.

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