I'm still going to use vermiculite to hatch eggs.
Just not as nesting material for the mothers to lay in.

I will use coconut fiber and moss as the laying substrate.

Egg staining isn't a big deal.
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11.14 L. getula californiae (Cal. King)
2.3 L. getula nigrita (MBK)
1.0 L. getula floridana (Brooksi)
1.0 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (Corn)
0.1 Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Pacific gopher)
4.2.14 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - (Cal. Alligator Lizard)