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Hey everyone....i was just wondering about a Nest Box.....i'm hopeing to have a gravid female sooner or later and have been reading up on it. First off i haven't found anywhere that lists how deep it should be....does anyone know of a reccomended depth for the box?

ALSO....i've read both to use Vermiculite....and also to use a Playground sand/Perlite free potting soil mix.

Which of these is better in your opinions?.....this will be my first time breeding reptiles....although i have had reptiles for some time now. I hope i can figure it all out and everything goes good.
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0:2:1 Bearded Dragon (Jimmy, Peach, Andre)
1:1 Yellow Nigerian/Saharan Uromastyx (Rhyno, Raven)
1:2 Red Nigerian/Saharan Uromastyx (Fire, Pyro, Bigshow)
1:1 Leopard Gecko (Mofo, Geckemo)
1:0 Columbian Red Tail Boa (Slash)

np

yes i know about the info on deer fern farms, afterall the two males i have were ordered from them.
But i was looking for others experiences or opinions aswell......and also Deerfernfarms does not list how deep it should be.
That's something i really wanted to know
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0:2:1 Bearded Dragon (Jimmy, Peach, Andre)
1:1 Yellow Nigerian/Saharan Uromastyx (Rhyno, Raven)
1:2 Red Nigerian/Saharan Uromastyx (Fire, Pyro, Bigshow)
1:1 Leopard Gecko (Mofo, Geckemo)
1:0 Columbian Red Tail Boa (Slash)

I have no idea if it's appropriate or not since I just added a box to the enclosure and I've not bred my uros, but mine is about the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of a rubbermaid 3.3 gallon tub - maybe 4" deep? Doug's site said he uses 3.3 or 5 gallon tubs for nest boxes and a 3.3 fit better in my cage. I used the 3" tube like he mentioned, and put it as high as I could into the side of the box. I filled the box with the soil/sand mixture as full as I could up to where the tube goes in the box.

And I think I recall reading that soil/sand is good for the laying boxes, then when the eggs are moved to the incubator, to use vermiculite. But hey - I can only regurgitate what I've read.

I don't know if that's any help since I've not bred them, but that's what I did.
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Torey
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
1.1 Uromastyx Maliensis (Tank and Turtle)
1.1 Anolis Carolinensis (Bowser and Leeloo)
1.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Bruce and Sheila)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.0 Sunset Dwarf Gourami (Sideshow)
0.0.1 False Spotted Corydoras (Spot)
0.0.2 Metae Corydoras (Frank and Jesse)
0.0.3 Dwarf Sucking Oto (Tootsie, Dum-Dum, and Sugar Daddy)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)