Q:im growing mushrooms and everything says vermiculite and brown rice flour. could i use just watered brown rice flour and regular brown rice? no dumb *** answers please. thank you

Good answer Royal Frog !

Q:Do you prefer Vermiculite .or. Vitameatavegamins?

Put your regular brown rice in a blender or food processor and process until the consistency of whole grain flour, which will give you brown rice flour.

Q:I have everything needed for bearded dragon eggs to hatch. The question I have is, what soil would be best for the eggs? I have heard both but then I heard pros of cons of each. vermiculite or perlite?

Cork is in fact cellulose.

Q:to incubate bearded dragon eggs do u have to use pure vermiculite or can it be a potting soil mix with vermiculite in it?and any other incubation help would be very nice. what should i incubate the eggs in and such

Hi i tryed doing this two years ago but they had the eggs before i could get out to buy a incubater so i had to make one.They didnt survive but the first batch rarely do ye so just have a incubater ready, best to buy one from a pet shop so when you notice the female has bumps around her stomach get a container about 6 times the size of the female dragon and fill it to the top with a muckie substrate im not sure of the name but the pet shop will know what your talking about so just put that container in the tank with female beardie make sure its see through plastic container so just wait then checking it and in a couple of days you should see eggs so if you have bought an incubater unlike me with the homemade one you have a chance what you do is mark the eggs wit a marker on the top of them and mark sure there that way in the incubater keep it at 84 degrees and misting them reguarly then wait for them to hatch.

Q:Okay with the kind of plants are pure vermiculite

Add some sand, peat, to the sowing,According to the field climate, the granulated slag, perlite, red jade soil, vermiculite and so on can be mixed with peat

Q:I am breeding my geckos, and getting the beginning supplies. I can't use vermiculite or perlite because it is not available. I looked at all pet stores and garden stores, none available. Is there anything I can use besides pelite or vermiculite? Thanks

Vermiculite and pearlite are usually mixed with potting soil. You'd have to buy a truckload to use either of them to ammend your yard.

Q:The store told us it was a boy, but this morning it turned out to be a girl, there were two in the tank, and and im guesing the other was a boy. We have no clue what to do with these eggs. were not prepared at all. what should we do?

Well it depends on what you want to do. If you don't want to hatch them just throw them away.If you do well here is some info on what to do with them. If you were planning to breed her in the future this might help a little to get things going, and learn from your mistakes when incubating leo eggs (like I did). Okay get a little container like a rubber maid container if you don't mind using it. Buy some vermiculite from your store or home depot(but they might sell the whole big bag for $3). You put water in the vermiculite in by weight 1:1 ratio is what I do to mine.Make sure you mix it in so the water goes down to the bottom. Make sure you spray it when it get a little dry. Okay you can or can't buy a incubator. If you have only 2 eggs and you don't plan to breed her again just put it some where it around 85-88 degrees Fahrenheit will give you male to female hatchlings. People like to put them in the laundry room its humid and warm. The humidity should be around 60- and below 80%. Depending on the temperature your eggs should hatch between 30 to 105 days. So when they are born make sure you don't hold them at all they can become very stressed, don't help them out of the egg just wait and patients is required. They won't eat until they shed and they will eat a couple of pinhead crickets. I don't recommend giving them mealworms until they are a little older they have a hard time digesting them when they are young, but will be fine when they are older. Also spray down a little so they can get a drink but not until they are done shedding. They can die of dehydration if not given water. So good luck!! :) Hope I helped!

Q:ok so yeah i know that you have to mist the vermiculite but do i have to avoid getting the eggs wet or does it not matter?

You can remove them immediately, but if she sees you, she will most likely be extremely agitated. Try taking them as she lays them, she'll be too preoccupied (one would think ;P). Also, try and have a separate container for the laying. Fecal matter can mold on the eggs and (if you have other lizards) they can be trampled easily. EDIT: Oh, and my friend found it helpful to moisten the vermiculite, for whatever reason... That, I'm unclear of.

Q:They are in an outdoor pen and she has layed them also covering them with about half in of soil. Last time the eggs were eaten by possums but the possums can no longer get in the pen.

Very carefully remove the eggs. Pick them up the exact same way it was laid. Rotating the eggs can kill the developing turtle. Place the eggs into small containers halfway full with damp vermiculite. The containers with the eggs should then be placed in an incubator. The best way to provide a safe incubator container is to take a plastic aquarium and place two bricks on their side at the bottom. Place the plastic container that contains the eggs on top of the two bricks and heat the water 82oF (28oC) with an aquarium heater. Cover the aquarium with pane of glass to ensure the heat and condensation stays with the incubator. It is essential to make sure the glass is slanted so that any condensation does not drip onto the turtle eggs as this can kill the embryos. The ideal humidity level for turtle eggs is between 95-100%. You can measure the level of humidity with a hygrometer hung on the aquarium wall. To tell when the egg is fertilized, hold the egg between your thumb and forefinger in front of a bright light. If the egg is fertilized, you will be able to see dark blood vessels inside even at an early stage. As time goes by, the blood vessels will turn into a dark area as the turtle develops. Unfertilized eggs show a light area around the air pocket inside the egg and a dark area at the drying yolk. An unfertilized egg will also begin to lose weight over time whereas fertilized eggs gain weight. If a turtle embryo dries in the egg, do not assume it is a mistake you made. The likely cause is because of the parent's diet. The amount of time it takes for a turtle to hatch depends on the species. Once it begins to hatch, it can take one to three days for the turtle to fully hatch. You should never disturb the turtle and never try to speed up the hatching process. Leave the hatchlings in the incubator for a few days until the yolk on the naval has fully shrivelled and fallen off. Good luck :)