Does anyone else have geckos that eat vermiculite?! I have a couple of first time breeders who I recently supplied with a nest box of damp vermiculite. Two days later, gold poop! Lol! I'm not sure what to do about this and I am baffled that they are dining on it in the first place! Crazy animals...
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Eating vermiculite
ghostwolf
Jan 08, 2004 11:11 PM
Replies (4)
aliceinwl
Jan 08, 2004 11:30 PM
I also have a couple of girls who eat vermiculite. I use bed-beast or eco-earth in my moist hides now.
-Alice
ghostwolf
Jan 08, 2004 11:45 PM
Have you had any luck with that? Thanks for the suggestion! 
xelda
Jan 08, 2004 11:48 PM
If they're eating the vermiculite, you should try switching to another medium like peat moss. I don't use vermiculite because of the warning on the bag.
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chickabowwow
3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
aliceinwl
Jan 08, 2004 11:57 PM
So far (last 4 years or so), it's worked great for me. One other lay medium to avoid is the bright green moss packaged by Fluker. I think that it's dyed. I've had problems with all sorts of lizards (not just leos) eating it.
-Alice
