Q:My uncle put in a new ceiling fan for us this evening. He had to crawl in our attic to do this. He knocked out what I thought was just some dust an plaster. I had my husband vaccuum it up. Only after the fact did we realize there was some vermiculite in those chunks. We had some small traces of silvery flakes on the floor which we've been using a mop to clean up. But there is a small amount that got on the carpet. How should I clean that up? I'm kind of creaking out about asbestos exposure. What else should we do? How consurned should I be about this?

idk if the clear spots mean anything but i would say that doesn't sound right... idk try incubating them anyways. leave the eggs stuck together! if you move them it could do more damage than if you leave them. just start placing the eggs about 1/2-1 inch apart and press down with your thumb to make a nice lil hole for the egg b4 you put it in the incubator. no its not a good idea to move the eggs everyday. well first of all you shouldn't need to moisten the vermiculite every day! just spray it good once b4 you put the eggs in and leave it. if it makes u feel better get a hydrometer (measures moisture) and put it in the cup/container next to the eggs and ours tends to stay in the green section which means moderatly humid which is working perfectly fine for me so far. maybe ur cups are the problem. for our incubator we got the kind of containers with the snap on lids. you can get them at target or walmart. and than we just SET the lid on top, don't snap it on just set it on top of the container so the eggs are covered but air can still circulate. kay i hope this helps you!

Q:Where should I use vermiculite?

The expanded vermiculite is paved on the top of the building, and the utility model has good insulation and heat preservation effect, so that the building is warm in winter and cool in summer. A partition plate of high-rise building with vermiculite brick masonry, can play a sound insulation, fireproof and dampproof effect, and can reduce the building load.

Q:my 4in male turtle is always doing the mating dance and the female(5-6in) sometimes looks or jus pushes away or bites the males claws wht shall i doand the other thing is that when will the mate it bin weeksssssss of the mating dance and no matingwht going on here and the female sometimes look intrest of him and then she jus push him away later plz help the faster the better and ty soo much 4 helping

Your male may not be so much interested in mating as he is in declaring dominance. RES have a reputation of being very territorial, especially in a too-small tank. You need a larger tank for them. The male could occupy a 40-gallon tank by himself but would soon outgrow it.

Q:we just found them yesterday what do we need to do to hatch them ?what should we put them in ?any tips?

My tip is to leave eggs alone. Do you have any idea what goes into a turtle determining where she lays her eggs? Don't you think millions of years of evolution have taught them a thing or two that you don't know? I've seen turtles go through the trouble of digging a nest hole to the point of completion and change their mind for some reason at the end, wandering off to find somewhere else. whether the temperature wasn't what she wanted or the humidity was slightly off, whatever, who knows what goes through the mind of a turtle. For some reason every year on this site, these questions pop up like weeds in my yard. I found turtle/bird/snake/whatever eggs, how do I take care of them? DON'T YOU THINK THE MOTHER KNOWS THESE THINGS BEFORE SHE LAYS THEM?! But the mommy turtle wasn't there! YEAH! THAT'S THE WAY TURTLES WORK. Within 24 hours of being laid, reptile eggs develop an air pocket and key blood vessels. moving the eggs too much after these have formed will cause said air pocket and blood vessels to rupture, resulting in the death of the developing embryo. In the future, let nature take care of itself unless you don't have to come on a site like Yahoo!Answers to get basic information. and anyway, even if somehow you do manage to get them to hatch, what are you going to do with the babies? Did you think that far ahead? What? You've got a 10 gallon tank you're going to put them in? Think again, and do a bit of real research before bringing another animal (or potential animal) home with you.

Q:can i use soil as a medium because havent got any vercumilite for bearded dragon eggs?

That is not really a good idea since soil contains bacteria, larval forms of some insects and does not hold the temperature or the moisture content correctly. The best suited product for the hatching of eggs is vermiculite and the second best is sand, the breeders will tell you that. The next thing you could be doing is placing them in an incubator, commonly used for hatching chicken eggs the incubator will do fine for bearded dragon eggs, just make sure you get one with a temperature setting. In case you need to make the temp warmer or cooler. You can get an incubator at a tractor supply store, Co-Op or a farm supply store that sells grains and animal feed. Any store that sells farming supplies would have them or a place that sells live farm animals like chickens or ducks would have them as well. You can even order them online.

Q:does anyone know where i can get some Vermiculite?

I have been experimenting with both for a few years now. I like the perlite for use with my bearded dragon and crested gecko eggs. It seems to keep the humidity up without the eggs actually touching any moisture. However, last year I tried perlite with a clutch of my albino kingsnakes and my clutch of arizona mountain kings, and all of both clutches molded and perished, while all my clutches from my other snakes in the same incubator hatched with around a 95% hatch rate. I think the vermiculite is easier to judge the humidity (most of the time). This is only my personal experience, and only over the past few years. By the way, what will you be hatching? Good luck!

Q:I‘ve bought some snapdragon, columbine, and carnation seeds and am going to plant them this weekend.I hope to be really good at gardening someday and to have a ‘green thumb.‘ So, any of you great gardeners out there, could you offer me some tips and things you learned? Maybe the first things I should know about gardening and growing? Thank-you so much!!

Its green fingers not thumb x

Q:I caught an amazing scolopendromorpha last night and I plan on keeping it. I already put it in a big plastic container and can feed it but I can‘t currently purchase any substrate for it, which is apparently essential for its survival so I want advice on what to accommodate it with in the meanwhile.

Good results have been reported with substrates made of a combination of potting soil/peat moss or peat moss/vermiculite. Both of these substrates hold moisture well and support burrowing. An added bonus is that the high acidity of the peat moss retards the growth of fungus and mold. Be sure to use pesticide free ingredients in your substrate as they can quite easily kill your pet. Sand is not recommended as it goes stale quickly in the high humidity environment that centipedes need.

Q:How do make it more humid for my leopard gecko eggs can I spray the eggs with a little water? How often shOuld I spray my tank and if so the eggs alsowith water to increase humidity? And is spagnam moss an okay substrate for my leopard gecko eggs considering my local pets tore doesn't sell any vermiculite?

I'm guessing your trying the pf tek method. Try Lowes off of Stassney and I-35 for the vermiculite. central market for the brown rice flour. We also have an excellent hydroponic store here in Austin called Bright Ideas off of Congress and 71 for the Perlite and other needs. Good luck.

Q:what is the stuff that look like pellets to substitute soil when your growing hydroponics?

I keep my spiders on half compost and half vermiculite. I sterilise the compost by putting it in the freezer for 48 hours. I have a terracotta flower pot on its side for the spider to hide in and I have a little bit of cork bark in a small arch shape which I sink slightly into the compost and I dig a little bit under it and the spiders carry on digging and build a burrow. I feed them one cricket once a week. They make a mat like web and flip onto their back to moult their old skin. Stop feeding when they are building this web and don't feed for about 4 or 5 days after the moult. Don't disturb them when they are moulting and leave them a few days after a moult before you handle them. Spray every few days. Spray the compost and not the spider. They hate being sprayed. They don't like bright light. If you have a light as a heat source use a red light. You can heat the tank with a heat mat. I have my spiders on top of my hot dessert lizard tank so they get heat from there.