Limited Resources. Help Please

[iceman5008]

Alright so, I have my leopard gecko eggs on eco earth (which was in the lay box) for about 24 hrs and i went to home depot/Lowes and got Miracle Grow Perlite because that's all they had but i read that Miracle Grow brand isnt good because of the fertilizer additives. So, would my eggs have a better chance on the eco earth or the Miracle Grow Perlite?

 

[gixxer3420]

Do not use what you bought. I would keep the eggs on the eco earth and keep a close eye on them because there is a high chance of the eggs becoming moldy.

You should have bought all the supplies you needed well before you had eggs.

Go to a farm store or a green house and ask if they have vermiculite.

 

[iceman5008]

thank you for your input

 

[steve905]

you can buy aquatic pond soil from home depot if all else fails....it works I'm not a huge fan of it but in a pinch....

 

[sammer021486]

I know of a few people in the UK who would take the lay container right out of the leopard gecko's enclosure and place a new lid on the container and incubate the eggs in the eco-earth.

I have not perfected yet, but if you get the eco-earth just right for the water ratio you can get clean white eggs from the gecko, yet still have moisture in the eco-earth.

I actually unknowingly incubated my crested gecko's for 2 weeks before I actually found the eggs. I did not see any disturbance in the lay container so I left the container be. After doing some rough calculations of when my female should have laid I dug in the lay container and found that my eggs were about 2 weeks along in the incubation process. I confirmed that the eggs were two weeks along by the math of when my female laid her last 2 clutches which is about every 39 days.

Another benefit of eco-earth is that if it is pure coconut fiber, the fiber will not mold. The mold when incubating in eco-earth comes from the eco-earth being too wet and the egg is what is molding not the coconut fiber. Coconut fiber resists molding when wet.

Edit: I incubate with SuperHatch which is Aquatic Plant Soil and have not had any issues with it, when properly mixed. Even superhatch if too wet will cause eggs to mold. I now take a little but of water and mix it with the super hatch and just add extra water or super hatch so that I have a few pieces of super hatch that are dry. Look for the Schultz brand or turface if you are looking for Aquatic Plant Soil

 

[iceman5008]

Thanks, i havent seen any mold developing or any dents so, so far so good. Im gonna go to Lowes/Home Depot to look for Aquatic Plant Soil. thanks