There MUST be an easier way!?

[tlbowling]

Any better ideas than a butterknife and a hammer to chisel off a hunk of a brick of coconut fiber for the humid hides? :main_laugh::main_huh: Just figured, there HAS TO BE an EASIER way?

 

[Brewboy74]

Yup sphagnum moss. I am not sure I have never used it. I am certain someone on here has a way of doing it though.

 

[Southern_Slang]

Any better ideas than a butterknife and a hammer to chisel off a hunk of a brick of coconut fiber for the humid hides? :main_laugh::main_huh: Just figured, there HAS TO BE an EASIER way?

I always buy it already broken down from the petstores

 

[Chipkali]

I usually get the whole brick wet enough to break it apart and then I let it dry out again. Works for me .

 

[Taquiq]

I use Sphagnum moss, and it works great. I did a test and my female actually prefers Sphagnum moss over vermiculite to lay eggs in.

 

[rubym]

I soak the brick

 

[acpart]

I also soak the whole brick and then put what I don't use in a large ziploc. It stays moist (and doesn't mold) for use for quite a while.

Aliza

 

[Imperial Geckos]

Sorry to highjack this thread a bit...

I use Sphagnum moss, and it works great. I did a test and my female actually prefers Sphagnum moss over vermiculite to lay eggs in.

Did you have any problems with the eggs laid in the Sphagnum Moss? Are the eggs more clean after digging them up compared to when they are laid in Vermiculite or Coconut Fiber???

 

[Taquiq]

Sorry to highjack this thread a bit...




Did you have any problems with the eggs laid in the Sphagnum Moss? Are the eggs more clean after digging them up compared to when they are laid in Vermiculite or Coconut Fiber???

So far they are my only fertile eggs of the season. They are about the same as vermiculite in cleanness. The first two clutches of my females were laid in vermiculite but they were infertile.

 

[T-ReXx]

Sorry to highjack this thread a bit...




Did you have any problems with the eggs laid in the Sphagnum Moss? Are the eggs more clean after digging them up compared to when they are laid in Vermiculite or Coconut Fiber???

I used sphagnum in the lay boxes a couple of years ago for a season. The eggs were definatly cleaner, but the issue I have with it is that sphagnum dries out a lot faster than coir, so you really have stay on top of keeping the hides moist. If it gets dry it will also dessicate whatever it's in contact with, making it a whole lot easier to end up with raisins if you don't keep things well watered. I found myself having to spray it down way more often than the coir, so switched back the next season.