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I am switching from vermiculite to perlite to incubate my soon to be Kennerlyi eggs . My question is what ratio of water do you
put with the perlite ? Thanks for replies
Stacey

Stacey,

It seems that you can't find vermiculite in the stores anymore, don't it?? At least, that's the case for me in NJ.
Anyways, I just soak the perlite in water until its wet to the touch. Then I drain the water and put the perlite in the incubator box. Perlite seems to work real well, but I can it can dry out plants' roots, so I do soak them and spray it there after once every 10 days. Hope this helps.

A.C.

I don't add much water at all. I just add about a teaspoon per cup. The best thing I would recomend is to start out on the dry side and if they dimple a little just add some moisted perlite around the egg. If you start them off too wet they may turn yellow on the tops and collapse.Too wet, they can die fast. It's easyer to add more water if needed than to take it away.

np