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I received my first eggs last night and I've been researching this morning but there seems to be a few different ideas between regular sand (moistened) or perlite/vermiculite.

So what do you guys use and why? I have them in the moist sand they were laid in right now but they are "setting" on the top of the sand and I'm wondering if I should half bury them in the media (sand or perlite)?

Thanks for your help

-Ira

P.S. The eggs are plump and firm. I didn't realize my cell phone camera didn't focus.

Many seem to think perlite is really great, others use vermiculite and like that. And a few have used the dampened soil/sand mixture.

I personally have always used the vermiculite, as far as if you bury eggs or what... I press my thumb into the substrate to create an indentation down in, and place the egg in there kind of cradling it, but not covering it.

Best wishes with your eggs! Keep us updated on them
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PHEve / Eve

Thanks a lot!

hi i am using perlite right now, only because i couldnt find vermiculite.it works very well. im new to the whole egg thing myself, but perlite is great!! good luck!!
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Guy LoPresti
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