Pearlite/Vermiculite

I found the vermiculite and I mixed it with the water.. I am currently testing the incubator with the ziploc tub/vermiculite

I have the thermometer inside the ziploc tub and the lid on.. should there be any holes in the lid/tub at all? How is there enough air in the tub if the lid is sealed all the time?

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Originally Posted by joyful girl

I found the vermiculite and I mixed it with the water.. I am currently testing the incubator with the ziploc tub/vermiculite

I have the thermometer inside the ziploc tub and the lid on.. should there be any holes in the lid/tub at all? How is there enough air in the tub if the lid is sealed all the time?

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No holes. You want to keep that humidity in the eggs box. They don't need any air :)

ok.. I didn't think so but my mom was over asking me why I was doing certain things and was making me second guess myself

Thanks Jamie.. I'm glad you're replying to this thread otherwise I'd never know get any answers ;)

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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jglass38 again.

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Originally Posted by joyful girl

ok.. I didn't think so but my mom was over asking me why I was doing certain things and was making me second guess myself

Thanks Jamie.. I'm glad you're replying to this thread otherwise I'd never know get any answers ;)

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No worries. As long as your incubation temps are right on and you have a good mixture of medium, all should go well! Good luck!

over the years i've used pearilite and vermiculite and i was not satisified with either alone,i finally settled on 2 parts per. to one part ver. , this seems to work well.then one part of this mixture to one part water BY WEIGHT.

i put 2 or 3 1/8" holes in the shoebox and open them about once a week for air exchange.

i think you made the right decesion by getting a fanless incubator,i've been told they dry out eggs.

BTW joyful girl i lived in appleton and now reside in escanaba,mi.,what will you produce this year? i have coloubrids and should have pastel BP's from my nerd lemon.have fun!

I saw this product "HatchRite" at the Taylor, MI show a few months back. Casey Hulse sells it (couldn't find it on his website though so I linked to another site). He seemed to think it was a great thing especially for those new to incubating eggs. I think I'm going to go with this for this year since it seems "idiot proof" and I feel like an idiot this first year lol.

http://www.beanfarm.com/store/agora....&user4=Mediums

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Originally Posted by twh

over the years i've used pearilite and vermiculite and i was not satisified with either alone,i finally settled on 2 parts per. to one part ver. , this seems to work well.then one part of this mixture to one part water BY WEIGHT.

i put 2 or 3 1/8" holes in the shoebox and open them about once a week for air exchange.

i think you made the right decesion by getting a fanless incubator,i've been told they dry out eggs.

BTW joyful girl i lived in appleton and now reside in escanaba,mi.,what will you produce this year? i have coloubrids and should have pastel BP's from my nerd lemon.have fun!

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thanks for the info

I bred my lemon pastel male with my normal female
nice to see someone else from my area!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

I saw this product "HatchRite" at the Taylor, MI show a few months back. Casey Hulse sells it (couldn't find it on his website though so I linked to another site). He seemed to think it was a great thing especially for those new to incubating eggs. I think I'm going to go with this for this year since it seems "idiot proof" and I feel like an idiot this first year lol.

http://www.beanfarm.com/store/agora....&user4=Mediums

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I saw a advertisement for that in the new Reptile Magazine

BTW alex hue reptiles (grand rapids,mi.) has hatchrite on his web site.