Peek-a-boo - Page 3

Paul Chase · #21 (**permalink**) 11-05-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fastasleep

Wow! Cool, they're gorgeous! Well done!

(Newbie question, but what's the substrate? Don't know anything about incubation!)

Hiya fastasleep
its not substrate, its the incubation medium (perlite)

1949_sam · #22 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by butter morph

its not substrate, its the incubation medium (perlite)

Wow congarts hun, they are beautiful. And i have to ask is perlite better then vermiculite? as i'm new to all this

Paul Chase · #23 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 1949_sam

Wow congarts hun, they are beautiful. And i have to ask is perlite better then vermiculite? as i'm new to all this

I personaly prefer perlite, it is not so messy. With vermiculite you need to be so presice with the water/vermiculite mix (50/50 by weight), but I found that with perlite if you load the bottom 1/4 full with water and sit eggs on top of perlite thing are ok. just lay a bit of kitchen roll over the eggs. I will make a mok-up later to show what i mean if you like.

cornmorphs · #24 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by butter morph

Day 2 and the first one has hatched, a nice chunky little amel

so would you be if you had just eaten a butter stripe

cornmorphs · #25 (**permalink**) 12-05-2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by butter morph

I personaly prefer perlite, it is not so messy. With vermiculite you need to be so presice with the water/vermiculite mix (50/50 by weight), but I found that with perlite if you load the bottom 1/4 full with water and sit eggs on top of perlite thing are ok. just lay a bit of kitchen roll over the eggs. I will make a mok-up later to show what i mean if you like.

me too, always have and probably always will