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hi
i've read that good egg laying mediums for veiled chameleons are moist sand and sand/peat mixture. however, i've had bad experiences with peat while breeding leopard geckos. eggs laid in peat tend to mold easily. therefore, i need advises from breeder here. can i use vermiculite as a medium, does it facilitate tunneling? or is sand/sand peat mixture needed?
thanks
kyle

Hi, vermiculite or perlite works best. I've used both and had successful eggs hatch out.
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All my lizard eggs are layed in moist packed sand. Then I transfer eggs to perlite for incubation. So far, so good. I've used this method for years with no problem.
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hi kyle,

my cham has only had infertile clutches (never bred) so I cannot comment on hatching medium, but for laying I use playsand (home depot) and coco-fiber (eco-earth). It holds a tunnel great, the coco-fiber maintains moisture, the fine sand holds.

From the responses so far, I think you have gotten input for laying and hatching medium.

lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

hey!
thanks for the responds guys.. i hope that this coming clutch of eggs will hatch.
kyle