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Anyone have opinion on using a tub of vermiculte from last season. looks none worse for the wear...of course it needs more hydration, but looks fine? thanks

I'd use new vermiculite and put the old stuff in the garden. Molds may be a problem in used vermiculite. Vermiculite is cheap enough and it's not worth risking the precious eggs with old stuff.

Pyro eggs in perlite/vermiculite mix.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
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Good luck with those. They look great. Dave.

I'd toss it and get new....remember all the ooze from those eggs that hatched?? Also it can harbor mold spores from last year too I bet.
:Mark
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Bravo!

I was going to bring those very same points up Mark.

That is only asking for fungus and other bacteria to be able to get a huge head-start on attacking the new eggs once it is re-hydrated. Even in best of conditions, and as resiliant as eggs are, they can often just manage to hold-off those things as it is for a couple months.

Just not worth it.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

I wonder how wild eggs defend themselves from all the fungus and mold.......I guess the mother chooses a nesting spot wisely, eh?

I wouldn't re used vermiculite either btw.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I know, John. Their Jacobson's organ(mini-computer) must tell them all sorts of things that we can only wonder about. It is just freakin amazing how animals instinctively operate, and do what they do..LOL!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

New vermiculite it is...

a wise choice..

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

I have perlite older then most people here. hahahahahahahahaha

There is a difference, perlite does not absorb, as does vermiculite. So I reuse perlite, but not vermic.

And, YES, both are cheap so why not get new.

there is one reason, sometimes good of both are hard to find. That is, the wrong size and stuff, too much dust, etc.

The key is starting with done dry, so you work from a base. New vermic is often moist when you get it.

yeah i use perlite for years now and have some thats well over 5yrs old. at the end of my seasons i lay it all out in texas sun baked till dry bag it up and use it again next year, never have a problem with molds or anything, i would think the same could/would apply to vermic, and if worried about molds etc id say nuke it in the microwave or bake it in an oven for while that will kill anything living on it.
why do this when it is inexpensive?
i dunno i do it cuz im frugal.

,,,,,,,,,thomas davis
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I re-use perlite to. At least in the same season.

The stuff is bullet proof for hatching eggs.

Vermiculite is a mess to work with for many different reasons.
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>>I know, John. Their Jacobson's organ(mini-computer) must tell them all sorts of things that we can only wonder about. It is just freakin amazing how animals instinctively operate, and do what they do..LOL!

yep....there is SOOOOO much we don't know about these animals in the wild.......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"